Joint hike with Upper-Cumberland Chapter. The Yak Ranch tour is limited to 20 people so you'll have to sign up with Deb by June 18th. The tour costs $10 ($15 if less than 10 people sign up) and lasts approximately 2 hrs. You'll get to interact with the yaks. We’ll drive to the Park for […]
Thursday-Saturday, June 20-22 – Camping at Bandy Creek Campground. Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Jamestown. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. We are camping in A Loop, a tent only area. Thursday afternoon after setting up tents, we will hike in the Leatherwood Ford area. Friday, we are hiking at Pogue […]
Thursday, June 20- Saturday, June 22 - Camping at Bandy Creek Campground, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Jamestown, TN. We are camping in A Loop, a tent only area. Contact Joan Hartvigsen, jhartvigs@comcast.net or 931-636-2914 for camping information. Joint outing with Murfreesboro Chapter, Sara Pollard. Thursday afternoon after setting up our tents, […]
Pickett State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural AreaJamestown, TN7 miles. Moderately strenuous for terrain, elevation change, and length.Joint hike with the Highland Rim and Murfreesboro Chapters. This hike highlights spectacularly varied geologic features that include rock houses, arches, mesas, awesome overlooks, and one of the most picturesque small lakes in the state. Our […]
Friday, June 21 – Pogue Creek Canyon to Pickett State Park, Jamestown, TN - 7 miles - moderately strenuous for terrain, elevation change and length. Joint hike with Nashville Chapter. This hike highlights spectacularly varied geologic features that include rock houses, arches, mesas, and one of the most picturesque small lakes in the state. Our […]
Friday, June 21 – Pogue Creek Canyon to Pickett State Park, Jamestown. 7 miles rated moderately strenuous for terrain, elevation change and length. Joint hike with the Highland Rim and Nashville chapters. This hike highlights varied geologic features that include rock houses, arches, mesas, and one of the most picturesque small lakes in the state. […]
This will be two hikes. The first hike is a 2.8-mile moderate loop on the enclosure, moat and backbone trails. After a 20-minute drive to Short Springs Natural Area the second hike is a 3.1 mile moderate loop to Machine, Adams, Busby Falls and Laurel Bluff. Old Stone Fort was a Native American ceremonial gathering […]
9.2 miles Difficult due to length a some short steep slopes The trail is in the woods on natural turf. We hike along both Kentucky and Barkley Lakes and may see a bald Eagle. We will have plenty of lake views, with a lunch/snack break at 6 miles. We can also plan a visit to […]
Sunday, June 23 – Tennessee River Gorge Paddle. 8 miles. Suck Creek Boat Ramp to Raccoon Mountain in Marion County, west of Chattanooga. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at the Suck Creek Road boat ramp, 1900 Suck Creek Road in Chattanooga at 8:00 am CT to arrange a vehicle shuttle to our […]
Sunday,June 23 – Tennessee River Gorge Paddle. 8 miles. Suck Creek Boat Ramp to Raccoon Mountain Boat Ramp, Marion County, TN. Meet at the Suck Creek Boat Ramp, 1900 Suck Creek Road, Chattanooga, TN at 8:00 am CDT to arrange a vehicle shuttle to our takeout at Raccoon Mountain boat ramp. Our voyage passes through […]
LONG HIKE: Starting from the West Entrance Trailhead on the West Bandy Creek Bike Trail to Jack's Ridge to Laurel Fork Creek and returning to the West Entrance for 8.1 miles. SHORT HIKE: 5-6 miles on the West Bandy Creek Bike Trail and back. The long hikers will be crisscrossing the creek multiple times so […]
Saturday, June 29 – Barren Fork and Collins River Paddle. McMinnville. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. The Barren Fork River is a tributary of the Collins River. We will paddle about 6 miles from the Barren Fork River Dam at Pepper Branch Park (120 Old Morrison Road) and take out at the old […]
June 29 – Barren Fork and Collins River Paddle. McMinnville. Joint event with the Murfreesboro chapter. The Barren Fork River is a tributary of the Collins River. We will paddle about 6 miles from the Barren Fork River Dam at Pepper Branch Park (120 Old Morrison Road) and take out at the old VFW building […]
5.5 miles Moderate with difficult sections Out & Back, the last mile will be an elevation gain of 500 feet. We will cross streams 18 times, sometimes using a cable Meet at I-24 Exit 11 Park and Ride for an 7am CDT departure, 126 miles to the Trailhead. Contact Hike Leader: Debbie White (858) 442-1398
Join us for a very pleasant 4+ mile hike. We’ll begin our hike at Hooper Bald parking area and proceed to Huckleberry Knob crossing the parkway and hiking to a magnificent view of Tennessee and North Carolina mountains. If the weather cooperates, we’ll sit, drink, snack and enjoy our surroundings. We could see wild hogs […]
Learn how to create and restore healthy Habitat. Over 40 booths, food trucks, 30 vendors plus presentations. Plateau Chapter information booth will be set up. Please sign up for an hour or two to help man the booth and promote our hiking Chapter. Contact Bill Wisniewski 931-335-9360 for info and sign up.
Short Hike: Black Mountain 3-4 miles out and back with the long hikers. Long Hike: Black Mountain to Ozone Falls, 8 miles. Difficult due to steep climbs and descents. Requires a car shuttle. The trail is on natural turf through the woods. Trekking poles are recommended. You will see beautiful rock bluffs, huge gardens of […]