Monday Morning at Vickery Creek - Groveway Park Entrance

it's been over a month since our last hike from this location, so let's revisit it!  We'll take a little detour during our hike to (hopefully) see the rock snake that has been growing along the Oxbo trail.  Bring along a painted rock to add to the snake!  Nothing professional needed.  You can even just write a message of hope on the rock!

Vickery Creek is one of our favorite parks, and Groveway Park is a great place to start the hike . . .  plenty of free parking and a bathroom!  

For those unfamiliar with Vickery Creek, the trails become rather technical in many places due to erosion that exposes lots of roots and leads to difficult footing.  This makes it a difficult D2 hike (not recommended for beginning hikers!). Poles are advised for some of the steeper hills.  Our pace will be moderate (not too fast), but again, for newer hikers, this trail would be challenging.  I've allowed an extra 15 minutes just so we don't have to feel rushed in order to get in 5 miles.

We'll start on time, so arrive about 10 minutes early (9:50 am) to use the bathroom and to meet/greet your fellow members. 

Please pay attention to the directions.  They've changed due to the closing of the intersection of Atlanta Road and Oxbo Road.  

160 Frank Lewis Dr  (formerly Dodds Dr.)

34.021782,  -84.349833

From GA 400: Get off at Holcomb Bridge Road GA 140 and head west towards Roswell.  Take a left at the first trafiic light which is Dogwood Road (there is a Krystal there).  Take a right at the first traffic light which is Grimes Bridge Road.  After crossing the bridge over Big Creek (aka Vickery Creek here) take a left at the traffic light which is Oxbo Road, then right on Dobbs Rd. Follow the road all the way down to the large athletic fields parking lot in front of the bathrooms. Don't turn too soon!  You should see the large parking lot from the road.  (If your car is the only one in the lot, you're in the wrong parking lot!)

If using Roswell Rd/Atlanta St, be aware Oxbo is closed at Oxbo Road due to road construction. . Access the park via Grimes Bridge.  If  coming from the north,  take Holcomb Bridge to Grimes Bridge.  If coming from the south,  take Azalea/Riverside.

Groveway Park can also be accessed by driving into the Roswell Adult Recreation Center (830 Grimes Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA 30075) and driving through the back of the parking lot which now connects to Groveway Park.

 Bathrooms at the parking lot.

Free parking.

Trail map:  https://www.crnra.vip/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Vickery-Creek.pdf