SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - ROSWELL MILL parking lot

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SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - ROSWELL MILL parking lot

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Roswell, GA

Hike: SECOND Cinco de Mayo Hike - Vickery Creek - ROSWELL MILL parking lot

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, May 5 2018 10:30 am >> Sat, May 5 2018 12:30 pm

Registration Opens:

Sat, Apr 28 2018 9:03 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, May 5 2018 10:30 am

Event Duration:

2 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Distance:

5.5 Miles

Pace:

Fast

Trip Leader(s):

Joyce T.
Carol

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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This is our second of 5 hikes today to celebrate Mexico's Cinco de Mayo! Join us on one of them, two of them, or all of them, if you're up for the challenge! Wear a sombrero and get into the spirit of the day! We'll take a break between hikes 3 and 4 to have a Mexican lunch at Tijuana Joe's on Roswell Road (Sandy Springs). Lunch will take place around 2 pm. Join us!

This hike will be a brisk pace at one of our favorite trails - - Vickery Creek. We'll hike for two hours, covering most of the trails inside the unit. This hike is NOT one for beginners or for folks who can't keep up a fast pace over rocky, root-laden terrain.

We will start on time (10:30 am), so please arrive a 10 minutes early to check in and do introductions. There is a bathroom at this location so plan to arrive early enough to use it before the hike.

Due to our speed on this hike, we're requesting that no dogs come along.

For folks who want to do a pleasant, leg-relaxing hike following this one, join us for the third hike of the day at Big Trees Preserve at 1 pm. We'll be going to lunch after this hike at Tijuana Joe's to have a Cinco de Mayo lunch celebration! Lunch will be at 2 pm, for those who can make it!

Required Items to Bring:

Fluids, good hiking shoes/boots

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Hiking poles if you like to use them. (Remember, there are elevation changes, roots and rocks a'plenty!)

Insect repellant and sunscreen

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

We will meet at the big Roswell Mill parking lot. It's usually filled during the week, but I think we'll have plenty of room to park on Saturday morning. It's a free parking lot.

We are meeting behind the shops at the Roswell Mill Center. It is where Hwy 9 (S. Atlanta St) and Hwy 120 (Marietta Hwy) intersect. Keep driving down the road until you get to the big parking lot at the very bottom of the hill.

You GPS users may wish to enter the following as your destination: 34.01382, -84.35896

Approx physical address: 1 Mill Street, Roswell, GA

Notes:

No parking fee at this location.

Restrooms available

Trail Map: https://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/TrailMapVickery.pdf

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