Arabia Mountain Loop and Picnic

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Arabia Mountain Loop and Picnic

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Lithonia Ga

Date(s) & Time:

Tue, Oct 11 2011 11:00 am >> Tue, Oct 11 2011 2:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Sun, Oct 2 2011 8:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Mon, Oct 10 2011 9:00 pm

Event Duration:

3 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Distance:

3.5 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Sammy

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

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Number Registered So Far:

4 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Like Stone Mountain, Arabia Mountain is a granite monadnock nearly 400 million years old. The area has unique plant and wildlife, spectacular geological formations, and interesting signs of human history. We will hike approx 1 mile to the top of Bradley Mountain and enjoy our lunch. Taking our time to enjoy the view. After lunch we will continue our hike. We will explore the mountain, the old quarry areas, and a nearby lake. Most of this hike is on exposed granite. It does involve some rock hopping. We will be hiking the unmarked trail from the south parking lot.

Trail map:

Required Items to Bring:
Hiking Shoes/Boots, Water (1 liter) and lunch.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Insect repellent.
Light wind jacket.
Camera.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

ARABIA MOUNTAIN is in the SE corner of DeKalb County (east of Atlanta near Lithonia, GA and I-20).

1) From Atlanta or I-285 proceed eastbound on I-20 and get off to your Right at Exit #74("Evans Mill Rd/Lithonia").

2) Take the 1.3-mile-long exit ramp STRAIGHT AHEAD to its end at the traffic light where Evans Mill Rd crosses underneath I-20. (AVOID BEARING RIGHT off the ramp at the first "Evans Mill" opportunity!)

3) Turn Right at the traffic light onto Evans Mill Road and go just 0.1 mile to the next traffic light.

4) At the light go straight ahead onto Woodrow Drive (avoiding the right turn to stay on Evans Mill Rd or the left turn onto Mall Pkwy) and continue another 0.8 mile to the stop sign at Klondike Road.

5) Turn Right onto Klondike Road and after about 1 mile you will cross Rockland Road. Continue on Klondike Road 1 more mile past Rockland Rd to the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area SOUTH parking lot on your left. (This free lot where we'll meet is just beyond the junction of Klondike Road with N. Goddard Rd.)

IF YOU PREFER USING GOOGLE.COM/MAPS to prepare a custom map or directions from your point of origin to our Arabia SOUTH Parking Lot trailhead, you can input the following as the "Dummy Address" of that destination:
4144 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038 Or LAT/LON 33.6601,-84.1245

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