Sweet Water Creek YOBOY Trails

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Sweet Water Creek YOBOY Trails

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Sweet Water Creek State Park, Lithia Springs, GA

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, May 1 2021 9:00 am >> Sat, May 1 2021 11:30 am

Registration Opens:

Fri, Apr 23 2021 7:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, May 1 2021 6:00 am

Event Duration:

2 Hours 30 Minutes

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Distance:

6 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 restrooms in the parking lot where we will do introductions. We will follow the Yellow Trail across the bridge to where it meets the Orange Trail. We will then do the Blue Trail loop coming back to the Orange Trail in a clockwise direction. When we come to the Orange Trail loop, we will take it. After completing the loop, we will follow the Yellow Trail back to the parking lot.

Required Items to Bring:

Water, Snacks, Hiking shoes

Treking poles if you use them

Recommended Items to Bring:
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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Take I-20 west to exit 44 (Thornton Road). Make a left on Thornton Road (South) and then a right onto Blairs Bridge Road. Travel 2.1 miles to Mount Vernon Road and make a left. Drive about one mile to the park entrance and make a left on Factory Shoals Road. Drive about half a mile to the parking lot near the visitor's center.

Sweetwater Creek State Park 1750 Mt. Vernon Road Lithia Springs , GA 30122

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:

Trail Map: https://gastateparks.org/sites/default/files/parks/pdf/trailmaps/SweetwaterCreek_TrailMap.pdf

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