Silver Comet - Rambo to Rockmart and back - 31 miles - Sun, Jul 12 2015

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Silver Comet - Rambo to Rockmart and back - 31 miles


The Basics:
Event Type:Bike
Event Location: Silver Comet Rambo Trailhead - 279 Tucker Blvd, Dallas GA 30157   Bike: Silver Comet - Rambo to Rockmart and back - 31 miles   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Jul 12 2015  10:00 am >> Sun, Jul 12 2015 2:00 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Jul 9 2015 5:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sat, Jul 11 2015 11:59 pm
Event Duration:4 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:31 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
John Weatherman
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:16
Minimum Group Size:6
Number Registered So Far: 6 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

This is a thirty-one mile round trip bike ride that takes in many scenic features of the Silver Comet.  The Silver Comet is a paved rails-to-trail bike trail from Smyrna to the Alabama line.

Basically, we start at the Rambo Trailhead near Dallas and ride to Rockmart where we will eat our packed lunches at Riverwalk Park.  (FYI - Frankies has closed.)  Then we ride back.

The lunch will break up the ride a bit, so perhaps the thirty miles will not be so daunting to the less experienced cyclist.  We will go at a moderate pace of around 10-15 mph, so with lunch and breaks, expect to spend about four hours on the trail.

Here is our trip:

We will start riding at 10:00 AM, so be at the trailhead in time to be on your bike and ready to roll at 10:00.

Early on we will cross the Pumpkinvine Trestle, which is 750 feet long and 126 feet high.

Then for the next eight miles, we pass thru Paulding Forest, which is basically a hilly pine woods.  The hills will not affect us however, since we will be on the old rail bed, with all its cuts and fills.

Before we emerge from the forest, we go thru the 800 foot long Brushy Mountain Tunnel.  We may take a short break on the far side of the tunnel by the little pools.

Then it's mostly open pasture till we get to Rockmart.  We will pass Coot's Lake on the way also.

Rockmart is a town of under 5,000 in Polk County, a Georgia county that borders Alabama.

We will end up at the Riverwalk Park near downtown.  There are some shaded picnic tables by the river there where we can eat the lunches we bring with us.

Then we ride back to Rambo the way we came.


Required Items to Bring:

bike

water or sports drink

packed lunch/snacks

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

 

maintenance items you might need (spare tube, patches, air)


How to Get There:
Event Directions:
  • You can also check www.silvercometga.com and click on Paulding and then Rambo to see a map and directions

 

Address:  279 Tucker Blvd, Dallas GA 30157

Directions - Overview

  • Rambo Rd Trailhead is near the city of Dallas in Paulding County, Georgia
  • It's just west of the Hwy-278/Buchanan Hwy intersection
  • Hwy-278 is northwest of Atlanta, and runs east to west towards Alabama

Directions

  • Note: Highway-278 mile markers start over in every county
  • Go to mile marker 8 on Hwy-278, in Paulding County
    (just west of the Hwy-278/Buchanan Hwy intersection)
  • Near mile marker 8, you'll find the intersection of Hwy-278 and Bonnie Lane/West memorial Drive
    • There is no red light at this intersection
    • Bonnie Lane is on the east-bound lane of Hwy-278; you'll see the sign for Rambo Nursery
    • West Memorial Drive is on the west-bound lane of Hwy-278
  • Turn on Bonnie Lane (east side of Hwy- 278)
  • Take the next left onto Tucker Road
  • Tucker Rd will dead-end (short distance) at The Rambo Rd Trailhead parking lot, The Silver Comet Trail, and Rambo Nursery

Notes:

http://www.silvercometga.com/silver-comet-map/silver-comet-map.shtml

You are responsible for your bike maintenance on the ride. There may or may not be anyone there who can help you fix something that breaks. Just so you know.


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