Cochran Shoals Interstate North from Wildwood Center

This is a new take on a a familiar park.  We'll be hiking through the Interstate North section of Cochran Shoals but starting from a different trailhead.  Please pay careful attention for the address and directions to get to the right parking place.

The Interstate North section is the most challenging of the three   section of the Cochran Shoals trails because of the number of steep hills that criss-cross the area.  We'll be starting in a free parking deck at the Wildwood Center (2300 Windy Ridge Parkway SE) and entering the unit from a trail that starts there.

We'll hike through some of the trails in this unit, eventually crossing Gunby Creek into the middle section of Cochran Shoals.  We'll access the gravel path for a short distance and then return to the woods, entering via the crosswalk across the swamp, the usual way we enter the unit.  We'll tackle the trails throughout that area before returning to the Wildwood Center parking deck.

We will be on trails that can have poison ivy close by.  If you're super- sensitive, long pants or high socks are recommended.

Coordinates to the parking deck are 33.9059932,  -84.4601722

The entrance to the Wildwood Center is off Powers Ferry Road in Marietta.  The entrance to the parking deck is 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, SE.  

Turn EAST at the light at Windy Hill Road, toward the Orient Chinese Restaurant (the Hilton Garden Inn is on the other corner).   At the first street, turn right onto Windy Ridge Parkway SE.  Turn left at the first opportunity, into the Wildwood Center.  Turn left into the free retail parking deck, parking on Level 5 (street level).  We'll gather close to the entrance to the parking deck.

The total route might be a little more or less than the listed 5 miles.