Kennesaw Mountain Kolb Farm to Pigeon Hill

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Kennesaw Mountain Kolb Farm to Pigeon Hill

The Basics:

Event Type:

Trail Run

Event Location:

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Marietta, GA

Trail Run: Kennesaw Mountain Kolb Farm to Pigeon Hill

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Aug 24 2013 8:30 am >> Sat, Aug 24 2013 12:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Wed, Aug 21 2013 8:00 am

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Aug 24 2013 1:00 am

Event Duration:

3 Hours 30 Minutes

Difficulty Rating:

D5: Difficult

Distance:

14 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Trena
Tom Jarosz (Yah-rosz)

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

5 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Kennesaw Mountain is a very popular trail running and marathon training location. Come join us on a 14 mile trail run from the Cheatham Hill parking lot, starting with the Kolb Farm Loop and then to Burnt Hickory, up to Pigeon Hill and loop back. There is a drinking fountain at Burnt Hickory, we'll take a brief break to get a drink and refill water bottles. The pace for our run will be moderate. There is a bit of elevation change on our route but we are planning a route that will go down hill on some of the tougher sections and we may walk some hills later in the run if needed. We do plan to keep the group together and will pause at intersections to re-group if needed.

If you are not sure that you will be able to complete the entire route running at a moderate pace, please consider signing up for a different event at Kennesaw. You will be contacted if you do not have an established reputation as a strong D4/D5 hiker or trail runner to determine if this is the right event for you.

Trip leader will have some cold Popsicles for our finishing reward!

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

water, gatorade or whatever you like to keep hydrated
GU or other fuel if needed
appropriate running clothing and running shoes for the weather

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Most accurate directions and the ones I recommend using:

open www.maps.google.com and type the bold text below in to the search line. Chose satelite view to see a birdseye view of the parking lot.

33.93653, -84.59699

Option #2:

699 Cheatham Hill Drive (not Road)
Marietta, GA 30064
This will take you to the road where the parking lot is located. Keep going all the way back until it dead ends. Destination will be on the left (go past the small parking lot on your left, there is a bigger one further down)

Generic directions:
I-75 N
Take exit 263 toward Southern Polytechnic/State University
0.3 mi
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for GA-120 Loop W/Marietta/Southern Poly and merge onto GA-120 Loop W/South Marietta Pkwy SE
1.2 mi
Slight right onto Cobb Pkwy SE
0.7 mi
Turn left onto Roswell St
1.7 mi
Continue onto South Park Square SE
354 ft
Continue onto GA-120 W/Whitlock Ave NW
2.8 mi
Turn left onto Cheatham Hill Dr
Destination will be on the left (go past the small parking lot on your left, there is a bigger one further down)

Notes:

Special thanks to Lauren J for directions.

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