Hiking at Boundary Waters Park - Sat, Oct 8 2011

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Hiking at Boundary Waters Park


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: About 25 mi SW of Atlanta, near Douglasville   Hike: Hiking at Boundary Waters Park  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Oct 8 2011  8:15 am >> Sat, Oct 8 2011 12:00 pm
Registration Opens: Wed, Sep 28 2011 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Fri, Oct 7 2011 10:00 pm
Event Duration:3 Hours 45 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:8 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
melissa
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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:4
Number Registered So Far: 8 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:
Douglas County's "Boundary Waters Park" is a 500-acre facility adjoining the Chattahoochee River, just SE of the city of Douglasville (about 25 miles SW of Atlanta, mainly via I-20).  Much of this beautiful park has been set aside for a multi-use trail system suitable for hiking, running, biking and horseback riding. Other portions of the park are dedicated to sports including swimming, baseball, soccer, etc.
The park offers three scenic trails, Blue (1 mile), Yellow (2 miles), and Red (5 miles).
We'll meet at 8:15 AM in the parking lot behind the Aquatic Center.  We'll be doing both yellow trail and red trail. Total hiking distance will be about 8 miles at a moderate pace.
I know I Just did this hike but one of the last chances to hike the trails before they close the trail to work on them from middle of oct to april 2012

FOR a  DOWNLOADABLE COLOR TRAIL MAP of
BOUNDARY WATERS PARK & ENTRANCE ROAD:
Click on this link:
http://www.celebratedouglascounty.com/view/global/viewdownload/&docid=3596&file=/Boundary_Waters_Trail_Map.pdf

Required Items to Bring:
Water, Snack, good Hiking Shoes, good comfortable Hiking Clothes		Recommended Items to Bring:
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Camera, Trekking Poles

How to Get There:
Event Directions:FROM the I-20/ I-285 INTERCHANGE on ATLANTA'S WEST SIDE:
1. Take I-20 West about 10 miles to Exit #41, "Lee Rd."
2. Turn Left onto Lee Road (southward) and go about 2.9 miles to the GA-92 junction.
3. Turn Left onto GA-92 South (Fairburn Rd) and go about 2.3 miles.
4. Turn Right to stay on GA-92, continue about 2.6 miles, and look for the Boundary Waters Park entrance on your left.
5. Turn left into the "horseshoe-shaped" entrance road. We'll meet in the large parking lot behind the Aquatic Center at the southern end of the "horseshoe."

The following Park address may be useful as your destination with Google.com/maps or for GPS navigation:
5000 GA-92, Douglasville, GA 30135

The following "Lat/Lon" coordinates of our meeting place behind the Park Aquatic Center may also be useful as your GPS destination address: 33.6665,-84.6638

Notes:
FREE PARKING!  PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!!!!  IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON MAPQUEST AND SOME GPS OR IT WILL TAKE YOU TEN MILES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!

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