Vickery Creek - Tue, May 29 2012

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Vickery Creek


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Roswell, GA   Hike: Vickery Creek   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Tue, May 29 2012  5:45 pm >> Tue, May 29 2012 7:45 pm
Registration Opens: Sat, May 26 2012 11:00 am
Registration Cut Off: Tue, May 29 2012 12:00 pm
Event Duration:2 Hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:4.5 Miles
Pace:Fast
Trip Leader(s):
Lauren
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:12
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 4 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

Vickery Creek is a beautiful section of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. We will hike around 4 miles of these trails at a moderate to fast pace including visiting the old dam on Big Creek.

Please read this part carefully: as long as there has not been any recent rain we will take the cliffs. It can be a little bit technical and not super fun if you're scared of heights. The trail between the cliffs and the parking lot is a little bit overgrown. If you are susceptible to poison ivy I would suggest wearing long pants. It's very easy to navigate through. And secondly, we will see the dam from both sides and take a trail that requires you to cross a very wide pipe (not bridge) over the creek. The pipe is about 5 feet off of the water, the water is about waist deep and the length is about 25 feet and is the only way across. I hate heights and I crossed it without any issue. It's just something fun to do and it gets us on some of the trails that aren't quite as used as others.

This is a more fast paced hike and not recommended for beginners - - but it's not as fast as a fitness hike.

All of the NCRA parks have a parking fee of $3 cash, unless you have a Chattahoochee NRA annual pass ($25).

Please call trip leader if you are running late. We won't wait, so you'll have to catch up with the group if you do arrive late.


Please note AOC does not allow "guests." If you want to bring someone, please have them sign up for AOC, sign the electronic waiver and then sign up for the event. They have to be on the confirmed list (just like you) to come.


Required Items to Bring:

water, gatorade or whatever you like to keep hydrated (important)
close toed shoes

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

snacks to fuel yourself
hiking poles if you dig 'em
sunscreen/bug spray according to the season and weather
appropriate clothing


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Vickery Creek Unit
400 Riverside Rd
Roswell, GA 30075

http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/vickerycreek.htm

From Northbound U.S. 19/Ga. 400
Take exit 6 for Northridge Road
Stay RIGHT onto Northridge Road crossing bridge
Take first RIGHT onto Dunwoody Place, go 1.3 miles
Turn RIGHT at Ga. 9 (Roswell Road), go 0.6 miles
Cross river turn RIGHT onto Riverside Road, go less than 0.1 mile
Turn LEFT at park entrance


From Southbound U.S. 19/Ga. 400
Take exit 7 for Ga. 140 (Holcomb Bridge Road)
Turn RIGHT onto Ga. 140 East (Holcomb Bridge Road), go 0.2 mile
Turn LEFT at Dogwood Road, go 1.0 miles
Continue STRAIGHT on Riverside Road, go 1.0 mile
Turn RIGHT at park entrance

Or go to maps.google.com and paste the bold text directly in to the search bar:

34.00640, -84.34990


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