Eastside Beltline & Piedmont Arts Festival!

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Eastside Beltline & Piedmont Arts Festival!

The Basics:

STATUS:

Cancelled - Hide from Calendar

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

Piedmont Park, 14th St. and Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Aug 21 2022 8:45 am >> Sun, Aug 21 2022 11:30 am

Registration Opens:

Wed, Aug 17 2022 4:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Aug 21 2022 7:00 am

Event Duration:

2 Hours 45 Minutes

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Distance:

7 Miles

Pace:

Fast

Trip Leader(s):

John Christopher

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

5 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

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Itinerary:

Let's enjoy downtown Atlanta with a walk on the Eastside Beltline and a visit to the Piedmont Art Festival. The beltline is one of Atlanta's most popular walking trails with great city views & people watching. The Piedmont Art Festival is an annual exhibition of art with 250 painters, photographers, sculptors, metalwork, glass blowers, jewelers, and crafters. The festival also has live music, art demonstrations, and food.

http://piedmontparkartsfestival.com/

We will meet at the 14th Street gate in Piedmont Park at 8:45am. Please arrive 10min early so we can start the event promptly. The gate can be found at the intersection of Piedmont Road and 14th Street. Please give yourself plenty of time to get here, especially if you are not familiar with parking options and the neighborhood.

We will do a little loop around Piedmont Park and move onto the Beltline at 10th and Monroe - http://beltline.org/trails/eastside-trail/. We will walk the Eastside Trail to Irwin Street and Krog Stree Market. After a quick break/snack, we'll retrace our path back to Piedmont part and join the art festival.

The pace for the hike itself will be FAST and total distance will be 7-8 miles. The hike portion should last only last 2.5 hours. The visit to the art festival is optional and you can stay as long as you like.

There is plenty of paid parking near the meeting point. I like to park on the side streets starting along 15th street behind Colony Square and stretching over to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. There is some free weekend parking that may be available. PLEASE give yourself plenty of time and pay careful attention to the parking signs. Also, give yourself ample time to travel by foot from your parking spot to the meeting point. If you take MARTA to the park, the closest station is Arts Center.

Required Items to Bring:

Water

Comfortable walking shoes

Food and/or money for drinks/snacks

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Piedmont Park, Entrance at Piedmont Ave and 14th St NE. Google is great for getting directions from anyplace in the city.

Here is a link to a map of the park. http://www.piedmontpark.org/visit/park_map.html

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