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Wednesday Morning - - New Parking Lot due to Gov’t Shutdown- - to Kolb Farm




The Basics:
Event Type:Hike
Event Location: Cheatham Hill ROAD parking lot   Hike: Wednesday Morning - - New Parking Lot due to Gov’t Shutdown- - to Kolb Farm  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Wed, Oct 15 2025  10:00 am >> Wed, Oct 15 2025 12:15 pm
Registration Opens: Thu, Oct 9 2025 3:05 pm
Registration Cut Off: Wed, Oct 15 2025 10:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 15 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:5.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Joyce T.
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:4
Number Registered So Far: 15 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

Today is a special one for Mike C. - - his 800th AOC event!  We'll have a nice hike and then folks are encouraged to join us for lunch at Fire Stone Chinese Cuisine on Barrett Parkway. (The address is down below in the notes section.)

This southern-most section of the park is the least traveled but it provides an excellent trail for moderate hiking.  We will not be climbing the mountain! Our pace will be steady (no fitness hiking, please!) to give us an opportunity to talk as we hike and stop occasionally for pictures and water. If the distance doesn't present a challenge, come join us.  The terrain is varied, with undulating hills . . .  but nothing seriously steep.

We will start our hike promptly at 10:00 am in the parking lot off of Cheatham Hill ROAD and hike the 5.5. mile loop trail, winding our way through a variety of landscapes that go all the way to Powder Springs Road (Kolb Farm) before beginning the second half of the loop back.  

This is NOT the Illinois Monument lot.  That one will likely be closed due to the government shutdown.

A parking fee of $5 is required.  Please pay in advance online at https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/2788

There are NO bathrooms at this parking lot.


Required Items to Bring:

 

Good shoes and water

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

 

Hiking poles (if you like to use them) 


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

GPS Coordinates for your turn to get to the trailhead:

33.933820,   -84.604550

The address for this lot is 902 Cheatham Hill Road.  It is NOT the parking lot near the Illinois Monument


From Marietta: 

 Take Whitlock Ave. west past Burnt Hickory.  Stay on this road all the way.  The name of the road (120) changes to Dallas Hwy.   Pass New Haven Drive & Carriage Oaks.  You'll soon see a sign that you're entering the Kennesaw Memorial Park (on right).  Pass Dallas Circle (on left) and be ready to turn Left at Cheatham Hill Drive.  The parking lot is about 1/4 mile down this road on the right.

From Barret Parkway:

Turn east onto Dallas Highway (120).  You will cross Noses Creek, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church (on left), and John Ward Road (on right).  You will cross Hardage Road (left) which is also Old John Ward Road (right).  Be ready to turn right onto Cheatham Hill Drive.  The parking lot is about 1/4 mile down this road on the right.

One more time:  This is not the Illinois Monument Parking Lot.


Notes:

$5 parking fee payable in advance online at  https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/2788

Dogs must be kept on leash if you bring one.  Maximum of 3 dogs, please.

No bathrooms at this location, but we'll pass a bathroom during our hike.

902 Cheatham Hill Road is the road to the parking lot.

33.93382, -84.60455

 

Fire Stone Chinese Cuisine in Kennesaw: 

Cobb Place Shopping Center, 840 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW #588, Kennesaw, GA 30144

 

 


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