Cochran Shoals/Interstate North Loop - Twice; Beginners welcome

Please join me on a late afternoon hike at Cochran Shoals.  We will stay on the flat path and do two loops of about 3 miles each. The path is mostly flat and wide dirt or gravel.  We will not go into the woods but there are beautiful views of the river.  This is not a fitness hike.  We wil allow time for river watching and photos.  

Please arrive a few minutes early for introductions. We will stop along the way for a group photo. The time given for the duration of the hike and the distance covered are approximate.

A CRNRA pass on your car is required.  One day fee is $5.00  Or you can buy an annual pass for $40.00,  If you do not have a pass you can purchase one online at nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/fees.htm.   You can also buy a pass using a QR code sign in the parking lot,  

There are bathrooms at the trailhead and again at Columns drive, the halfway point of each loop.  

The official address is 1956 Eugene Gunby Road. That address works on Google Maps and Waze. If you are driving south on Powers Ferry in East Cobb make a left turn at Interstate North Parkway before going under 285. Then make a left turn in about a half mile just before the river into the parking lot. This is NOT the entrance at the end of Columns Drive which also is called the Cochran Shoals Trail.  We will start at the Cochran Shoals trailhead off of Interstate North just north of I-285.

coordinates 33.90233, -84.44428

There are bathrooms at the trailhead. 

CRNRA Parking pass required.