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West Palisades Cruise, Paces Mill Boat Ramp lot




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: East Cobb   Hike: West Palisades Cruise, Paces Mill Boat Ramp lot   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Wed, Jul 3 2024  8:30 am >> Wed, Jul 3 2024 1:00 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Jun 27 2024 2:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Jul 3 2024 8:30 am
Event Duration:4 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:7 Miles
Pace:Fast
Trip Leader(s):
Gary 'L'
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:8
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 6 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

 

This is not a hike for a beginner. 

 

To qualify, you must have:

 

1. recently (last 2 weeks) kept pace with a D2 group doing 3.0 mph on a previous hike and be willing to keep pace at 3.0 mph with the group on this hike.  

 

2. recently (last 2 weeks) kept pace with a D2 group doing a 350 foot elevation gain hike

 

If you are on the waitlist, it means that you did not meet the event qualifications or the event was full.

 

For this hike, we will accomplish --

 

Terrain:  RUGGED;  slippery in places with leaves over nuts, rocks, and roots, plus extra sticks, blowdowns, mud patches, and awkward slopes. 

Average speed: 3.0mph 

Elevation gain: there will be a 250 foot climb

One of the more challenging of the Chattahoochee River parks, the West Palisades trail system provides relaxing river-side trails along with several moderately steep inclines.

The trails either stay around 800 feet in elevation along the river or around 1000 feet in elevation on the hilltop, so navigating this park requires a climb.

For this cruise, we will cruise on foot for 4.3 miles mostly on trails from Paces Mill Boat Ramp to NOC Powers Island Outpost.  From there we will cruise on water for 3 miles returning to Paces Mill Boat Ramp.

If you do not have an inflatable for the water, you have several options of rentals (raft, kayak, ducky, tube) from the NOC when you arrive.

You will need a car pool partner if you have an inflatable to drop a car with the inflatables at Powers Island and return by car to Paces Mill to start the hike at 8:30am.

If you are renting, just meet at Paces Mill and rent your inflatable at the end of the hike when we reach Powers Island.

 

 


Required Items to Bring:

Appropriate clothing for the weather

Water 

$5 credit card charge at QR code sign or annual park pass

Sturdy hiking shoes that you don't mind getting soaked in the river

Lunch - we will eat at 11:30am in the calm water near the diving rocks bluff

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Hiking poles if you like to use them

2 liters water

stylish straw hat, gym shorts, knee socks, are mighty nice


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

In Google Maps, type:  Paces Mill Boat Ramp

Here is the Google link:

https://goo.gl/ m aps/LuAqSyPkgTwFmAVn9

 

Warning: other GPS will lead you to nowhere on Cumberland Blvd.

From 75 South
Turn right onto  Cumberland Blvd SE  0.3 mi
Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto  Cobb Pkwy  0.4 mi
Turn right where Cobb Pkwy crosses the Chattahoochee River at National Parks sign for Paces Mill
Go uder the Cobb Pkwy bridge and proceed to the far end near the restrooms builiding
We meet in front of the restrooms
 
$5 credit card charge (using QR code sign)  for a daily parking pass - OR if you have the annual CRNRA pass just display it in your vehicle and you are good to go.
 
WE WILL MEET IN FRONT OF THE RESTROOMS
 
 
For Powers Island:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/7rzkkrSNSr1rMKS28
 

Notes:

$5 credit card charge for parking unless you have an annual pass, which you can apply for HERE.

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 The AOC continues to follow federal, state, local and CDC guidelines to help contain the spread of COVID-19. A national Executive Order enacted on January 20, 2021 states “...on- duty or on-site Federal employees, on- site Federal contractors, and other individuals in Federal buildings and on Federal lands should all wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in CDC guidelines.” Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and the CRNRA parks are examples of federal lands.


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