Monday Morning Hike at Island Ford

 We'll park at the Visitors' Center, way down the road from the entrance to the park. If it's your first visit to this parking lot, no - - you have not gone too far!   Bathroom facilities are available here, and annual CNRA park passes can be purchased. If you plan to do much hiking in the area, the $25 annual fee is a bargain.  If you do not have an annual pass, the fee for the day's parking at this location is $3.00. Please have cash handy and allow time to buy your day-pass before the hike. 

We will do this tried and true trail as a brisk, heart-pumping morning workout. Plan to cover 5-6 miles while we're out. We'll rest from time to time if necessary, otherwise we'll use our time to move along. We'll be treated to beautiful forests as well as breathtaking views of the river.

If you bring your dog, it should be able to keep up with the group and interact well with other dogs and people. The Chattahoochee NRA requires that owners keep their dogs on a leash and clean up after their pets on the trails. Dogs off leash have been known to stir up yellow jackets, resulting in painful stings to both nearby hikers and the dogs themselves.

From northbound US 19 and GA 400
- Take exit #6 (Northridge Road).
- Coming off the exit, stay in the right lane, cross over GA 400, and turn right onto Dunwoody Place.
- Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Drive.
- Turn right and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right.

From southbound US 19 and GA 400
- Take exit #6 (Northridge Road)
- Continue straight ahead at the traffic light onto Dunwoody Place.
- Go 0.5 miles to Roberts Drive.
- Turn right and proceed 0.7 miles to the park entrance on your right.

***You will drive past the first lot on your left and keep going down the road for a long way before you ultimately see the parking lot at the Visitors' Center. ***

http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/islandford.htm

Trail Map - http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/2006IslandFordB&W.pdf