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The Silver Comet Trail via Heritage Trail - Waterfalls, Mills and more!




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Heritage Park 60 Fontaine Rd SW, Mableton, GA 30126 - 1747   Hike: The Silver Comet Trail via Heritage Trail - Waterfalls, Mills and more!  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Wed, Aug 26 2020  8:00 am >> Wed, Aug 26 2020 10:45 am
Registration Opens: Thu, Aug 13 2020 8:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Aug 26 2020 7:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 45 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:7.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Chuck R
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:10
Minimum Group Size:2
Number Registered So Far: 10 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:
This will be an out and back. We will hike and explore a little history and more! We begin at the Heritage Park Trailhead and proceed to an elevated board walk over a marsh. Plenty of water life and some innovative Bat houses. The hike will continue on a soft trail with Nickajack Creek with us for the entire trail. Then we connect with the Silver Comet Trail ... hike to Floyd road and back. Once we get back to Heritage trail, there will be visits to the old Mills and stops at the creek falls. Only two short climbs on this hike... all reasonable flat trail. There are bathroom facilities on all ends of the trails.

Required Items to Bring:

Hiking shoes, boots or good sturdy sneakers

Water

Recommended Items to Bring:
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How to Get There:
Event Directions:

1) I-75 North to I-285 West (toward Birmingham)

2) Take the S Atlanta Rd exit, Exit 16, toward Smyrna.  Keep right to take the ramp toward NAS Atlanta.

3) Turn left onto Cumberland Pkwy SE (.1 miles past Peach Ln SE)

4) Cumberland Pkwy SE becomes E West Connector SE

5) Turn left onto Fontaine Road SW

6) 60 Fontaine Rd SW is on the right at Nickajack road.


Notes:
Free parking
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