Thursday evening - Suwanee Greenway Trail - McGinnis Ferry Entrance - Thu, Jul 30 2015

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Thursday evening - Suwanee Greenway Trail - McGinnis Ferry Entrance


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Suwanee, Georgia   Hike: Thursday evening - Suwanee Greenway Trail - McGinnis Ferry Entrance  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Thu, Jul 30 2015  6:30 pm >> Thu, Jul 30 2015 8:30 pm
Registration Opens: Sun, Jul 26 2015 8:00 am
Registration Cut Off: Thu, Jul 30 2015 5:30 pm
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:6 Miles
Pace:Fast
Trip Leader(s):
Tatiana
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:10
Minimum Group Size:2
Number Registered So Far: 2 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

Join me for an evening fast paced hike along the Suwanee Greenway. 

We'll start Suwanee Sports Center trailhead and will be walking on the Greenway toward George C Pierce Park, around the lake and then return to the sports center. 

We will be moving at a fast pace, approximately 3.0 miles an hr. and will be making a stop at the lake to enjoy the vista. Our goal is 6 miles in approximately 2 hours. with stops; it will not be a leisurely pace.

Hiking through the Suwanee Greenway Trail gives you that amazing imagination of how the County has transformed a neglected dumping ground of hazardous chemicals into environmentally sound wetlands and parks. According to history, in less than 30 years, this transformed environment enticed herons, egrets, hawks and even waterfowl and raptors to inhabit this wetland. This is another success story of Gwinnett County's innovation to serve the public.

The hike will start promptly at 6:30 pm so please consider afterwork traffic and plan to arrive early.


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Comfortable walking cloths and water


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

 

GPS 34.039066 -84.076288

 

I-85N to exit 111. Turn left onto GA-317, Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd. 0.7 ml

Turn right onto Satellite Blvd. 1 ml

Turn left onto McGinnis Ferry Rd. 0.7 ml

Before the intersection with Buford Hwy there will be a left turn available via a long left turn lane. This is Burnette Rd. Turn left onto Burnette Rd; parking for Suwanee Greenway is immediately on the left. If the Greenway parking lot is full, take the next left a few feet further on Burnette Rd into the Athletic Center parking lot.

 

I-85S to exit 111. Turn right onto GA-317, Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd. 0.7 ml

Turn right onto Satellite Blvd. 1 ml

Turn left onto McGinnis Ferry Rd. 0.7 ml

Before the intersection with Buford Hwy there will be a left turn available via a long left turn lane. This is Burnette Rd. Turn left onto Burnette Rd; parking for Suwanee Greenway is immediately on the left. If the Greenway parking lot is full, take the next left a few feet further on Burnette Rd into the Athletic Center parking lot.

 

From Duluth:  Take Buford Hwy. North.  Before reaching McGinnis Ferry Rd., turn right onto Burnett Rd. and left into a parking lot bedore seing McGinnis Ferry.  

If you miss a turn to Burnett rd., turn right to McGinnis Ferry and almost immediately make a right onto Burnette Rd. with parking lots where we will meet.   

P.S.  Burnett Rd. is a small road between Buford Hwy. and McGinnis Ferry Rd.

 


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