Over and Around Kennesaw Mountain - Longer than Usual

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Over and Around Kennesaw Mountain - Longer than Usual

The Basics:

Event Type:

Hike

Event Location:

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30152

Hike: Over and Around Kennesaw Mountain - Longer than Usual

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Jun 14 2014 8:00 am >> Sat, Jun 14 2014 12:00 pm

Registration Opens:

Fri, May 30 2014 7:00 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Jun 13 2014 8:00 pm

Event Duration:

4 Hours

Difficulty Rating:

D4: Moderate to Difficult (Exploratory)

Distance:

10 Miles

Pace:

Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Garrett

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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:

Note: This is an "EXPLORATORY" trip. This means that there are parts of this trip, or perhaps the whole trip, that is new to your Trip Leader(s). However, they are confident that this will not be an issue.
This note is here so that you can make an informed decision. When a Trip Leader isn't personally familiar with a trip, there is an increased chance of things not going as planned and you need to be prepared. The Trip Leader may have additional details in the itinerary.

Itinerary:

Have you been on the Kennesaw Hikes where you go over the mountain and back, or over and around??? Often we turn around at Burnt Hickory Road, but there are lots of miles of trail farther South. Let's check out the trails between Burnt Hickory Road and the Dallas Highway.

We'll meet at the Visitors Center on Stilesboro Road to do group introductions and head up the mountain at 8AM (plan to meet at 7:45 incase you have to park in the overflow lot on Old US 41). In this stretch we'll cross over Kennesaw Mountain, Little Kennesaw and Pigeon Hill. We can take a short break and regroup at the Burnt Hickory Road crossing.

From here we'll continue as a group South and keep to the right where we should pass the Hardage Saw Mill site and turn around at the next road crossing the Dallas Highway. Keep to the right on our way back to the visitors center. On the return trip around the mountain we'll pass several civil war era homestead sites, the New Salem Baptist Church historical site and the site of a CCC camp operated between 1938 and 1942.

We should be returning to the visitors center around 12pm. This assumes the group is able to complete the 10 miles at a moderate pace of 2.5 mi/hr. If a 10 mile hike sounds like a bit more than you may be comfortable with, please refrain from signing up and keep an eye out for the "Slow & Steady Over Kennesaw Mountain" hikes that are offered.

I've never hiked the trails between Burnt Hickory and the Dallas Highway, but I'm confident we will be able to find our way.

For an NPS Park map of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield... Click Here.

Required Items to Bring:

Water

Snack(s)

Positive Attitute

Recommended Items to Bring:
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Rain Jacket or Poncho

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

From Atlanta via I-75:

Take Exit 267B for Canton Road Connector NE in Marrietta

Merge onto Canton Rd Conn NE. Travel 0.8 mi.

Continue across US 41 onto GA 5 Southbound. Travel 0.3 mi.

Turn Right onto Church Street Ext NW. Travel 0.6 mi.

Turn Left onto Old Hwy 41 NW. Travel 1.2 mi.

Turn Left onto Stilesboro Road. The Visitors Center and parking are visible on the left.

Notes:

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