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Tuesday evening - Suwanee Greenway Trail




The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: Suwanee, Georgia   Urban Hike: Tuesday evening - Suwanee Greenway Trail   National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Tue, Aug 12 2014  6:00 pm >> Tue, Aug 12 2014 8:20 pm
Registration Opens: Sat, Aug 9 2014 6:00 pm
Registration Cut Off: Tue, Aug 12 2014 5:00 am
Event Duration:2 Hours 20 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D2: Easy to Moderate
Distance:7.5 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Tatiana
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:11
Minimum Group Size:3
Number Registered So Far: 2 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: Yes

Itinerary:

Join me for an evening fast paced hike along the Suwanee Greenway. 

We'll start Suwanee Sports Center trailhead and will be walking on the Greenway toward George C Pierce Park and then return to the sports center. 

We will be moving at a moderate pace, approximately 3.5 miles an hr. and will be making a few stops at the lake and along the way. Our goal is 7.5 miles in approximately 2 hours 20 min. with stops; it will not be a leisurely pace.

Hiking through the Suwanee Greenway Trail gives you that amazing imagination of how the County has transformed a neglected dumping ground of hazardous chemicals into environmentally sound wetlands and parks. According to history, in less than 30 years, this transformed environment enticed herons, egrets, hawks and even waterfowl and raptors to inhabit this wetland. This is another success story of Gwinnett County's innovation to serve the public.

The hike will start promptly at 6:00 pm so plan to arrive early.


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Comfortable walking cloths and water


How to Get There:
Event Directions:

 

GPS 34.039411 -84.076163

Burnette Rd NW at McGinnis Ferry Rd, Suwanee GA 30024 

I-85N to exit 109. Turn left onto Old Peachtree Rd. Turn right onto Satellite Blvd. Turn left onto McGinnis Ferry Rd. Before the next road intersection there will be a left turn available via a long left turn lane. This is Burnette Rd. Turn left onto Burnette Rd; parking for Suwanee Greenway is immediately on the left. If the Greenway parking lot is full, take the next left a few feet further on Burnette Rd into the athletic center parking lot

 

I-85S to exit 111. Turn right onto Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd. Turn left onto Satellite Blvd. Turn right onto McGinnis Ferry Rd. Before the next road intersection there will be a left turn available via a long left turn lane. This is Burnette Rd. Turn left onto Burnette Rd; parking for Suwanee Greenway is immediately on the left. If the Greenway parking lot is full, take the next left a few feet further on Burnette Rd into the athletic center parking lot

 

From Duluth:  Take Buford Hwy North.  Turn right onto McGinnis Ferry Rd., and almost immediately make a right onto Burnette Rd. with parking lots where we will meet.   

 

 


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