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West Palisades - Akers Mill Road




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: 3700 Aker's Drive Atlanta, GA 30339   Hike: West Palisades - Akers Mill Road  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Wed, Nov 27 2024  9:30 am >> Wed, Nov 27 2024 12:00 pm
Registration Opens: Fri, Nov 22 2024 7:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Nov 27 2024 7:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5.25 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Mike C
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:15
Minimum Group Size:2
Number Registered So Far: 7 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

 

 

 

We will meet at the Arkers Mill Parking Lot at 9:20 am for introductions.  From here we will hike up the rivergoing north, we will trun around and go to the Pces Mill Oarking Lot and return.

 


Required Items to Bring:

Water, snack, and Good Hiking Shoes

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Hiking sticks or pole


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

3700 Aker's Drive Atlanta, GA 30339

Coordinates 33.891623, -84.444515

From eastbound Interstate 285
Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
Right on Northside Drive to Powers Ferry Road.
Right approximately 1.5 miles to Akers Drive
Turn left at the wooden "Water Wheel"
Drive up the hill on Akers Drive passing apartment homes until you see the brown CRNRA sign on the left at the drive to the parking lot. (Go slowly!  It's easy to pass this little road!)    The road to the parking lot is a long drive.  Keep going till you get all the way to the end, where the large lot is located.

From westbound Interstate 285
Take exit 22, New Northside Drive, Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
Straight to second traffic light.
Left on Northside Drive to Powers Ferry Road.
Right approximately 1.5 miles to Akers Drive
Turn Left at the wooden "Water Wheel."
Drive up the hill on Akers Drive passing apartment homes untill you see the brown CRNRA sign on the left at the drive to the parking lot. Turn left at the sign and drive through to the parking lot.  If you reach an apartment complex at the end of Akers Drive, you have gone too far. Backtrack to the CRNRA driveway


Notes:

There are restrooms at the bottom of the hill before we head north.


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