Elachee Nature Center/Chicopee Woods – Gainesville, GA - 7 miles – Moderate

Let's Take a Hike at Chicopee Woods!

Elachee/Chicopee has a really nice trail system offering sections that walk along or above streams, a section that partially circles a lake, and even a 140’ suspension bridge to cross. That’s length BTW, not height, in case you were concerned. All this beauty, and the center sits just a few exits up 985 in Gainesville, GA.

We will start out on the Backcountry trail and then hit part of the Lake and Bridge loops. The trails are mostly soft surface and are rated as moderate as there is some elevation to these, so please be prepared. Our pace will be about 2.25 to 2.5 mph. Not a dash, but not a crawl either. We will take a couple of short breaks along the route.

We will meet at the entrance to the gravel parking lot dedicated to hikers. That lot is the first one you will see on the right as you cross over 985 on Elachee Dr. As always, I have placed the pin in the event map directly on the spot we will meet. If you go to the Science Center, you have gone too far! Turn around and take a left before crossing over 985.

The hike will start from the meeting place at 9:00 am. I do like to start on time so please do not be late for the consideration of all attendees.

Parking is $5.00 per vehicle and can be paid at the gated entrance to the park or there are QR codes at the parking lot. There is only one port-a-potty in the hikers parking lot, and there are no public restrooms along the hike. So, please keep that in mind when you are considering whether or not to have that second cup of coffee in the morning.

Below are some helpful links. As always, if you have any questions in advance please let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Please note: the Alltrails link is not the exact trail we will be following but will give you a very good idea of what you are voluntarily getting yourself into.

Alltrails (general info about the trail itself):

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/georgia/west-lake-trail-to-east-lake-trail

Elachee Nature Center Trail Map:

https://www.elachee.org/hiking-trails/#routes

Hope to see you there, and of course please remember that you will be participating entirely at your own risk as Suwanee Take-a-Hikers assumes absolutely no liability (nada, zero, zip, zilch, jack squat) for adverse events which may occur during meetups.