Elachee Nature Science Center/ Chicopee Woods Back Country Trail/8 miles

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We will be hiking the Chicopee Backcountry Trail to the Lake. Then on the way back we will take the Lake Loop to the Bridge Loop to finish up. (If you have All Trails you can see where we will be going). This is 8 miles of many ups and downs with not a lot of flat hiking. The ups aren't super hard there's just a lot of them. That is why I have allotted 4 hours for the hike. Hiking poles may be helpful.

Please arrive around 8:15. I know that is early, but we are trying to beat some of the heat. We will start the hike at 8:30. Please use any GPS method you like to navigate to the Elachee Nature Science Center. It is located at 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville, GA. Once you make the right into the Center make another sharp right to go through the pay booth. It costs $5.00 to park. No other passes work here as it is a private facility. Drive around the long winding golf course, then over the bridge [with green/blue sides]. Then make the first immediate right after the bridge to park.

I have not set up any carpools, but if any of you want to connect individually to do that it is a great idea. You can check the Comment section for updates.

http://www.elachee.org/visit_us/hiking_trails.html for more information about Elachee Nature Center and Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve.

If you have any questions or concerns contact Cinde, 770-402-9720.