Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Groveway Park Entrance

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Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Groveway Park Entrance

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Roswell, GA

Hike: Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Groveway Park Entrance

Date(s) & Time:

Mon, Nov 27 2023 10:00 am >> Mon, Nov 27 2023 12:15 pm

Registration Opens:

Thu, Nov 16 2023 3:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Mon, Nov 27 2023 10:00 am

Event Duration:

2 Hours 15 Minutes

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Distance:

5 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Joyce T.

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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:

15 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

Vickery Creek is one of our favorite parks, and Groveway Park is a great place to start the hike . . . plenty of free parking and a bathroom!

For those unfamiliar with Vickery Creek, the trails become rather technical in many places due to erosion that exposes lots of roots and leads to difficult footing. This makes it a difficult D2 hike (not recommended for beginning hikers!). Poles are advised for some of the steeper hills. Our pace will be moderate (not too fast), but again, for newer hikers, this trail would be challenging. I've allowed an extra 15 minutes just so we don't have to feel rushed in order to get in 5 miles.

We'll start on time, so arrive about 10 minutes early (9:50 am) to use the bathroom and to meet/greet your fellow members.

Required Items to Bring:

Fluids

Hiking shoes

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

Hiking poles recommended

Trail snacks

Sunscreen

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

160 Frank Lewis Dr (formerly Dodds Dr.)

34.021782, -84.349833

From GA 400: Get off at Holcomb Bridge Road GA 140 and head west towards Roswell. Take a left at the first trafiic light which is Dogwood Road (there is a Krystal there). Take a right at the first traffic light which is Grimes Bridge Road. After crossing the bridge over Big Creek (aka Vickery Creek here) take a left at the traffic light which is Oxbo Road, then right on Dobbs Rd. Follow the road all the way down to the large athletic fields parking lot in front of the bathrooms. Don't turn too soon! You should see the large parking lot on the right from the road. (If your car is the only one in the lot, you're in the wrong parking lot!)

From GA 9: Heading north in GA 9 (aka South Atlanta Street), pass GA 120 (aka Marietta Highway) then watch for Oxbo Road on the right at the traffic light. After turning onto Oxbo Road, pass the little Oxbo parking lot on the right and take a left at the first opportunity onto Dobbs Road following it to the large athletic fields parking lot in front of the bathrooms. Don't turn too soon! You should see the large parking lot on the right from the road. (If your car is the only one in the lot, you're in the wrong parking lot!)

Groveway Park can also be accessed by driving into the Roswell Adult Recreation Center (830 Grimes Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA 30075) and driving through to the back of the parking lot, turning right, and then left on the road that connects to Groveway Park.

Notes:

Bathrooms at the parking lot.

Free parking.

Trail map: https://www.crnra.vip/wp- content/uploads/2019/05/Vickery-Creek.pdf

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