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Intown Hike - Vickery Creek




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Vickery Creek Section, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Roswell, GA
Date(s) & Time:Sun, Jul 20 2008  10:00 am >> N/A
Registration Opens: Sun, Jul 6 2008 10:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Sun, Jul 20 2008 8:00 am
Event Duration:Three hours
Difficulty Rating:D3: Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
John Weatherman
Susan Cooper
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:20
Minimum Group Size:6
Number Registered So Far: 18 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

This will be about a six mile hike, at a steady moderate pace, with some stops.

Vickery Creek, aka Big Creek, is one of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Areas. It is located right off the Square, in Roswell.

We will walk down the street from the parking lot to a bridge across the creek. From there we will basically walk counter clockwise around the trails in the park. The creek is large and scenic. The woods are a bit scruffy in spots, but they are ok. There is one tricky spot in the gorge, but we will get thru it. We will leave the creek and return to it. Toward the end, back at the creek, we will visit the old dam, originally built in 1836, with the waterfall now flowing over it. Then its back across the bridge to the parking lot.

For those who are hungry by then, we will pick a lunch spot from one of the restaurants there around Roswell Square.

Required Items to Bring:
good walking shoes with tread
water 		Recommended Items to Bring:
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some like:
a camera
hiking poles
trail snacks

How to Get There:
Event Directions:Coming from West of Roswell, take Hwy. 120 which runs into Hwy. 9 at the Square, turn left and take the next street on the right, which is Sloan St.. You will see The Roswell Visitors Center on that corner and park behind the Visitor Center in any of the lots. We will meet behind the Roswell Visitor Center at the Gazebo.

From the South, you come up Roswell Rd which changes names to Atlanta St. (Hwy. 9) after it crosses the Chattahoochee River. At the top of the ridge look for the square and turn right on Sloan St. You will see The Roswell Visitors Center on that corner and park behind the Visitor Center in any of the lots. We will meet behind the Roswell Visitor Center at the Gazebo.

From the East you take Holcomb Bridge Road across GA 400 to Warsaw St. Turn left. Warsaw becomes Norcross St. after it crosses Grimes Bridge. At the intersection of Norcross St. and Atlanta St., just past the library, turn left again. Follow this a short distance and turn left again by the courthouse, follow signs for Hwy. 9 and stay on Atlanta St. (Hwy. 9). Turn left past the church on to Sloan St. You will see The Roswell Visitors Center on that corner and park behind the Visitor Center in any of the lots. We will meet behind the Roswell Visitor Center at the Gazebo.

From the North, you take Holcomb Bridge or Mansell Rd to Atlanta St (Hwy 9) and follow the above directions to Sloan St.

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