Warwoman Dell / Pinnacle Knob / Courthouse Gap - and some trail maintenance - Sat, Nov 28 2015

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Warwoman Dell / Pinnacle Knob / Courthouse Gap - and some trail maintenance


The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Clayton, Georgia   Hike: Warwoman Dell / Pinnacle Knob / Courthouse Gap - and some trail maintenance  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Sat, Nov 28 2015  7:45 am >> Sat, Nov 28 2015 5:00 pm  (Carpool Departure: 8:00 am   *log in for location*)
Registration Opens: Mon, Nov 16 2015 9:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Nov 25 2015 9:00 pm
Event Duration:9 Hours 15 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D4: Moderate to Difficult
Distance:10 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Ann
Dorothea
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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:3
Number Registered So Far: 6 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

We will leave the park and ride at 8AM, please arrive a few minutes before.  The hike will include some trail maintenance, if needed, (please bring gloves and a clipper; we will bring extras) at most about an hour of trail maintenance.  

We park at Warwoman Dell, 3 miles from Clayton on Warwoman Rd. Almost immediately upon leaving the trailhead (1884 ft), marked by a plaque to William Bartram, we come to the first of the two waterfalls on this hike, a two-level cascade on Becky Branch. For the next half hour we hike roughly parallel to Warwoman Rd, then swing north and soon pick up Martin Creek, a picture-book creek with grassy banks and pebbly riverbed as well as swirling rapids and a spectacular falls, viewed from a platform. Leaving the creek, we steadily ascend through open woods to somewhere close to Courthouse Gap and take a side trail to Pinnacle Knob (3141 ft), which offers a splendid 180-degree view. The Forest Service is supposed to be rerouting the access trail to the top. If the new trail is finished, we will look for it at Courthouse Gap. Otherwise, we will take the old trail up. We’ll have lunch on top. At this point we could retrace our steps to the cars, making it an 8.5-mile hike, or, if the weather is good and we want to add another 1.5 miles, we'll descend via an old logging road on the west side of Pinnacle Knob to make a 10-mile hike.

The photo, kindly supplied by Ofelia, shows Pinnacle Knob from Courthouse Gap.

The hike and maintenance itself will take about 5 hours.  We won't stop for food in Clayton, so figure on being back to the park and ride around 5 PM.


Required Items to Bring:

Wind/rain/winter jacket, fleece or warm layer, hat, work gloves,
hiking boots, small clippers

2 bottles of water and lunch

 

 

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Hiking poles
Bag for dirty boots, if you are driving in someone else's car
Change of clothes


 

 


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

From the park and ride take I-85 North to I-985 North. I-985 turns into GA 365/US 23/US 441. Continue to the Burger King in Clayton, GA, for a pit stop.  Once back in the cars, continue east onto Rickman Street. Follow Rickman Street for approximately 0.5 mile to its end at signed Warwoman Road. Turn 
right onto Warwoman Road and proceed approximately 2.3 miles to the Warwoman Dell Recreation Area. Turn right on a gravel road leading to the parking lot. The path begins at the far right 
end of the parking lot.

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):180Mile(s)
Carpool Departure Time: 8:00 am
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Carpool Cost: Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $72.00 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Notes:
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