Homestead & White Tail Trails at Red Top Mountain State Park

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Homestead & White Tail Trails at Red Top Mountain State Park

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Visitors Center Parking Lot

Hike: Homestead & White Tail Trails at Red Top Mountain State Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Mar 14 2021 9:00 am >> Sun, Mar 14 2021 11:00 am

Registration Opens:

Tue, Mar 9 2021 6:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Mar 14 2021 6:00 am

Event Duration:

2 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Distance:

5.25 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Mike C

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

9 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Hike Plan: We will meet at the Park Visitor Center, on Lodge Rd SE with restrooms.After introductions at the Visitor Center, we will follow the Homestead Trail toward the lake until Homestead Trail spits. We will than follow it in a clockwise direction until meeting the split again. As we pass the White Tail Trail on the way back to the parking lot, we will turn left and take the White Tail Trail. We will follow the White Trail until it dead ends and return the same way until we get to the parking lot.

Required Items to Bring:

Hiking shoes and water

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Hiking pole or poles and a snack

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

From the I-75/ I-285 Interchange in NW metro Atlanta:

1. Take I-75 North about 25 miles (beyond Marietta and Woodstock) to Exit #285, "Red Top Mountain Road."

2. Exit I-75 to your right, turn right onto Red Top Mtn Road, and drive about 1.9 miles to the State Park Visitor Center/ Trading Post on your left. GPS users can enter "659 Red Top Mtn Rd" as your destination address.

This is the Visitor Center on Lodge Rd not Red Top Mt Rd.

50 Lodge Road SE
Acworth, GA 30102

PARKING PASSES: Each driver is responsible for paying the $5 per vehicle per day self-service State Park parking fee (or displaying instead from your rear-view mirror a valid annual GA-DNR parking pass - available for sale at the park Visitor Center).

Notes:

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