Chumbley Woods and Eagle Trails

Sunday, March 12 – Chumbley Woods Trail and Eagle Trail, Old Stone Fort State Park, Manchester, TN.  Trailhead is located at Powers Bridge Road park entrance. Three miles, easy. These are the park’s newest trails.  Our hike is through a beautiful, mature hardwood forest which drops down to the river gorge. From there the trail runs from the Forks of the River area to follow the Little Duck River and shadows Backbone Ridge Trail cliff line.  Please meet us at 1:00 pm at the Powers Bridge entrance for this relaxed, leisurely Sunday afternoon hike.  Please register with Joan Hartvigsen, jhartvigs@comcast.net or 931-636-2914.  Bring water, snack, hiking sticks and sturdy hiking boots. Directions from Tullahoma:  Take Hwy 55 toward Manchester for about 7.4 miles.  Left onto Belmont Road.  Travel 1.3 miles on Belmont Road.  Right onto Cat Creek Road for 2.9 miles.  Left onto Powers Bridge Road.  Travel 0.3 miles to trailhead on the right.