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Cuarta Caminata para el Cinco de Mayo: Morgan Falls Overlook Park




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Morgan Falls Park in Sandy Springs   Hike: Cuarta Caminata para el Cinco de Mayo: Morgan Falls Overlook Park  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Mon, May 5 2014  4:00 pm >> Mon, May 5 2014 5:30 pm
Registration Opens: Mon, Apr 28 2014 8:15 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sun, May 4 2014 8:00 pm
Event Duration:1 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D1: Easy
Distance:1.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Joyce T.
Divya N
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:14
Minimum Group Size:2
Number Registered So Far: 9 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

Back by popular demand (Suzanne W.!), we are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with 5 hikes!  Join us on one of them, two of them, or even all of them, if you like!  Wear a sombrero, and get into the spirit of the day!  We'll take a break between hikes 3 and 4 to have a Mexican lunch at Tijuana Joe's on Roswell Road (Sandy Springs). Lunch will take place around 2 pm.  Join us!

Our fourth hike in celebration of el Cinco de Mayo will be an after-lunch leg-stretcher at a park just minutes from Tijuana Joe's on Roswell Road, where the group will have gathered for lunch.  If you would like to join us for lunch before this hike, we'll be meeting there at 2 pm.

This is a great hike for folks who are just starting to hike and don't yet feel up to long miles.  The one mile trail traverses the top of a hill, so it's not flat - - but we'll take it easy.  Please be prompt, as we'll be starting on time - - 4:00 pm! 

There are bathroom facilities at this location and NO parking fees! It doesn't get any better than that.

Morgan Falls Park provides some scenic overlooks of the Bull Sluice Lake, which is a small reservoir of the Chattahoochee River, including a chance to see Gold Branch from the Morgan Falls Dam side of the lake.   After hiking the one-mile trail,  we'll walk down the road to the dam to get a close-up look at the structure that governs the depth of the lake. There are a couple of dog parks here that provide a safe playground area for our four-footed friends.  

 


Recommended Items to Bring:
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Water
Hiking boots

Insect repellant and sunscreen


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

This park is just 1/10 of a mile down the road from Big Tree Preserve on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.  If you have a GPS, you can put in the coordinates provided (N 33.58.208; W 094.22.802) or use the following address:


200 Morgan Falls Rd
Sandy Springs, GA 30350

From 285
- Go NORTH on GA-400 1 1/2 miles to exit 5B (Sandy Springs).
- Go west 1.3 miles on Abernathy Rd. to Roswell Rd.
- Turn right onto Roswell Rd. and go north 2.2 miles.
- Turn left at the traffic light (Morgan Falls Road - - past the North Fulton County Government Service Center Building) and drive down the pitted, narrow road to the parking lot on the right. 

Going SOUTH on GA-400 
- Take Exit 5 onto Abernathy Rd.
- Turn right onto Abernathy and follow from above.




Notes:

Parking is free!

A nice bathroom!


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