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West Palisades - After Work Trail Run




The Basics:
Event Type:Multi-Sport
Event Location: Paces Mill Area, West Palisades Unit - Chattahoochee NRA   Multi-Sport: West Palisades - After Work Trail Run  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Tue, Mar 13 2012  5:30 pm >> Tue, Mar 13 2012 7:00 pm
Registration Opens: Sat, Feb 25 2012 9:21 pm
Registration Cut Off: Tue, Mar 13 2012 4:30 pm
Event Duration:1 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D4: Moderate to Difficult
Distance:5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Kathy Malone
John Weatherman
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:10
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 4 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:

West Palisades connects Akers Mill and Paces Ferry on the west bank of the Chattahoochee River at Devil's Shoals.  We will jog/run about five miles of the trails in this section of the Chattahoochee NRA in about an hour and fifteen minutes with a fifteen minute cushion, just in case.

This is a trail jogging/running event on beautiful rolling terrain.  We might tucker out on some of the uphills, but mostly this is a trail running event.  The idea is not wide open speed, but rather to just keep a jog going.  Still, this is a challenging, heart-pumping and much more enjoyable alternative to the street or treadmill.  The pace is defined as moderate, but keep in mind this is a running pace.  (Thank you, Danny, for your inspiration:)
  
Please remember to bring $3 cash for the National Park Service parking fee, unless you have a Chattahoochee NRA annual pass.


Required Items to Bring:

Running Shoes and Water

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

A willingness to have some fun.


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

From northbound Interstate 75
- Take Exit 256 - Mt. Paran Road NW.
- Turn Left at Mt. Paran Road NW, go 0.1 mile.
- Turn right at US 41/Northside Parkway NW. go 1 mile park entrance is on your left.

From southbound Interstate 75
- Take exit 258 - Cumberland Boulevard.
- Turn right at Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.3 miles.
- Turn left at US 41 S/GA 3 S/Cobb Parkway SE, go 0.6 miles park entrance is on your right.

From eastbound Interstate 285
- Take exit 20 - Interstate 75 S, go 0.8 miles.
- Keep left at fork to Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.4 miles.
- Turn right at Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.3 miles.
- Turn left at US 41 S/GA 3 S/Cobb Parkway SE, go 0.6 miles park entrance is on your right.

From westbound Interstate 285
- Take exit 20 - Interstate 75 S/US 41/Cumberland Boulevard
- Keep left at fork to Interstate 75 S/Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.6 miles.
- Keep left at fork to Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.4 miles.
- Turn right at Cumberland Boulevard, go 0.3 miles.
- Turn left at US 41 S/GA 3 S/Cobb Parkway SE, go 0.6 miles park entrance is on your right.

http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/pacesmill.htm

Notes:

Trail Map - http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/2006West%20PalisadesB&W.pdf


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