Columns aka Cochran Shoals to Sope Creek Hike - Starting at Columns Drive

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Columns aka Cochran Shoals to Sope Creek Hike - Starting at Columns Drive

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Columns Drive Entrance: Cochran Shoals parking area on Columns Drive

Date(s) & Time:

Fri, Jul 26 2013 6:00 pm >> Fri, Jul 26 2013 8:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Mon, Jul 15 2013 7:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Jul 26 2013 12:00 pm

Event Duration:

2 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Distance:

5.77 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Libby G

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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)

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Itinerary:

PLEASE READ DIRECTIONS WELL to meet in the correct place.

We will meet at the satellite parking area on Columns Drive at the north end of the Cochran Shoals unit. There are restrooms available. We will meet by the gate entrance to the gravel path just past the restrooms.

Beginning from the Cochran Shoals parking lot, we will pass the information board and walk along the wide, gravel Fitness Trail, then head into the woods, going from Cochran Shoals up to Sope Creek pond, and return back. We will be going at a moderate to fast pace, depending on the speed of the group.

Elevation gain / loss is 117 feet. We will be walking over fine gravel, wooden boardwalks, compact dirt, and sandy floodplain. Some of the trails we will be taking will be shared with bikers.

Following the hike, if people want to grab dinner together, we can head over to Tijuana Joe's at Johnson Ferry Road and Lower Roswell Road (about 5 minutes from the hike location).

Required Items to Bring:

Good hiking boots or shoes.

Wool socks.

Water.

Snacks.

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Flashlight.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Take I-285 to Riverside Drive - Exit 24.

Travel north for 2.4 miles to Johnson Ferry Road.

Turn left (north), crossing the Chattahoochee River past the CRNRA Johnson Ferry Unit.

Turn left (south) on Columns Drive at 1.0 mile.

The road winds through the Johnson Ferry Unit before reaching a parking area for Cochran Shoals at 2.6 miles.

Notes:

$3 parking daily pass is needed, unless you have an annual Chattahoochee River National Recreational Area.

www.nps.gov/chat

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