Cochran Shoals - Columns Drive - Thu, Mar 20 2014

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Cochran Shoals - Columns Drive


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Marietta, GA   Hike: Cochran Shoals - Columns Drive   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Thu, Mar 20 2014  10:30 am >> Thu, Mar 20 2014 1:00 pm
Registration Opens: Mon, Mar 17 2014 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Thu, Mar 20 2014 9:30 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Distance:6.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Divya N
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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: 9 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

On this one we'll hike the Columns Drive Section of Cochran Shoals. These trails are one of the most frequented ones of the CRNRA and for good reason. We will begin in the Columns Drive section and take trails that may lead us to the Sope Creek section, we will loop around and return to our starting point. The hike will be on the faster side of moderate with very few rest breaks. 

We will meet at the Cochran Shoals parking area at the end of Columns Drive. Please see detailed directions below.

There are restrooms at this location. You will need 3$ cash for a parking fee or an annual pass.

Please email/call the trip leader if you have any questions. 


Required Items to Bring:

Clothing appropriate for the weather

Good hiking shoes

3$ cash or annual pass

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Camera

Water

Hiking poles


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Cochran Shoals - Columns Drive Entrance

Approx Physical Address -153 Columns Dr, Marietta, GA 30067

GPS co-ordinates - 33° 55' 18.17" N, 84° 26' 20.84" W 

  • From I-285 take exit 24
  • In 0.4 miles turn left onto Riverside Dr NW
  • In 2.3 miles turn left onto Johnson Ferry Rd NW
  • In 0.2 miles Turn left onto Columns Dr SE
  • In 2.3 miles the road will dead end into a parking lot.

 

 


Notes:

3$ cash is required for parking fee, unless you have an annual pass

Trail Map - http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/TrailMapColumnsDrive.pdf


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