Montgomery Bell State Park

Wednesday, November 8. Montgomery Bell State Park. 7.7-mile loop.  Easy. A shorter hike can be arranged as an out and back hike.  Meet at the visitor center at 10:00 a.m. From the parking lot at the visitor center, we will head down the road briefly to reach the Wildcat Trail.  This trail circles the campground and leads you to Ore Pit Loop Trail.  The trail swings by the southern end of Lake Woodhaven where we will have nice lake views.  We will take a short detour on the Woodland Trail to the Woodland Shelter to eat our lunch.  About a half mile after the Woodland Trail, we take a left onto Creech Hollow Trail heading north.  We follow this trail along the shore of Creech Hollow Lake, past the dam and back to the visitor center.  Bring lunch or heavy snacks and water.  Hiking shoes and poles recommended.  Those carpooling meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Kroger in Glenbrook Shopping Center, 1010 Glenbrook Way, Hendersonville, TN.  For more information or to let us know you are coming, call or text David Hobbs at 803-634-3470.