Rich Mountain Wilderness Cartecay River Swim

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Rich Mountain Wilderness Cartecay River Swim

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Rich Mountain Wilderness Area/Cartecay River

Hike: Rich Mountain Wilderness Cartecay River Swim

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Sep 4 2011 9:00 am >> Sun, Sep 4 2011 5:00 pm (Carpool Departure: 9:15 am *log in for location*)

Registration Opens:

Mon, Aug 29 2011 4:49 am

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Sep 4 2011 9:00 am

Event Duration:

8 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult

Distance:

7 Miles

Pace:

Fast

Trip Leader(s):

Grant Brown

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

19 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

This beautiful spot in North Georgia is just about an hours drive from Atlanta. I hope you can make it for this fun, but fast hike.

We did this back in June and had a blast. See photos and video.

This is a loop trail that starts outside of East Ellijay in the Rich Mountain Wilderness Cartecay River Tract, and winds down to the water. We will be hiking around some of the loops and hills for about five miles or so leading down to the river spot where we will hang out on the rocks for a picnic lunch, some sun, and a swim. It is fun to take off down the river feet first and do some body surfing. There is also an excellent jumping rock. Once we've had enough - probably around 2 and 1/2 hours total - we'll head back a different way than we came at first and will get in another fast paced two miles back to the cars.

The hiking pace will be fairly brisk at around 3.5 mph.

Total hike and lunch time is approximately 4.5 hours.

Total drive time is approximately 2.5 hours. Starbucks on the left on the way back : )

Best guess is that we'll be back at Chastain between 4 and 5.

Here is a trail map with written driving directions.

Required Items to Bring:
water, lunch

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
You may want to bring a cheap float or other flotation type gear for the body surfing. But, you'll be fine without it. You may want to bring hiking poles.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Directions to the triaihead. However, please note at the end, keep driving straight for about 100 yards on a gravel road that is not on Google maps.

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

118Mile(s)

Carpool Departure Time:

9:15 am

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Carpool Cost:

Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $47.20 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances.

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