D3 @ Chicopee Lake

LUNCH AT NOON (if you would like to join the group after the hike)

Please join me in this wonderful hike in Chicopee Woods, we will we will start this time from the LAKE PARKING LOT, please use the address listed below for directions.

We will pass by a lake, bridged creeks, and a suspension bridge, and to top it all, we will get on Chicopee Backcountry trail for 4 "rock hopping" creek crossings, lots of fun.

I have done the Backcountry trail 3 times before, I got my feet wet in two out of three hikes, it's very shallow and narrow crossings, but it would be a good idea to have extra shoes and sox in the car.

Our hike will be 7 miles with over a thousand feet elevation, this is not going to be a race, but we will try to keep a steady fast-ish pace.

This hike will be cancelled in case of significant rain forecast.

There is $5 parking fee, you can pay online using the QR code posted at the parking lot, please make sure you arrive early enough for introductions + parking payment processing.

Portable Restrooms Available at the trailhead.

2100 Calvary Church Rd, Gainesville, GA 30507

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/woTkJj6Ynn5Uiuh58

From Atlanta:

Travel I-85 North to I-985 toward Gainesville. Take Exit 16 (Oakwood). Turn right off the ramp on to SR-53 (Mundy Mill Road/Winder Highway). At second traffic signal turn left on SR-13 (Atlanta Highway). Turn right at first traffic signal onto Poplar Springs Road. Follow for 1.5 miles and then turn left onto Poplar Springs Church Road. Follow for approximately .5 miles and then turn left on Calvary Church Road. Follow for .25 miles and turn left into the gated entrance of the Aquatic Studies Center.

From GA-400:

Take Exit 17 for Gainesville/SR-306. Turn right off the ramp onto SR-306. Follow 1.5 miles and turn right at the traffic signal onto GA-369 (Browns Bridge Road). Follow for approximately 12 miles and turn right at the traffic signal onto Memorial Park Road. Follow for approximately 1.5 miles and turn right at the traffic signal onto SR-13 (Atlanta Highway). Follow for 3 miles and turn left at the traffic signal onto Poplar Springs Road. Follow for 1.5 miles and then turn left onto Poplar Springs Church Road. Follow for approximately .5 miles and then turn left on Calvary Church Road. Follow for .25 miles and turn left into the gated entrance of the Aquatic Studies Center.