Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Saturday, July 8 – Barfield Crescent Park. Murfreesboro. 6 miles rated moderate. We will hike all the trails beginning at the Wilderness Station. The Marshall Knob trail starts out as a paved path then drops alongside the West Fork Stones River. Then we’ll hike the Valley View Loop and Rocky Path Loop. We’ll enjoy seeing […]
Tuesday, July 11 – Chapter Meeting – 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. Nichole Hidalgo Jordan of TennGreen Land Conservancy will be our speaker. TennGreen is a statewide land conservancy nonprofit organization that works to protect land and connect people in Tennessee. TennGreen provides outdoor experiences, establishes conservation easements and assists in acquiring […]
** CANCELLED ** Saturday, July 15 – “Pick a Park” series. Two state parks. Booker T. Washington and Harrison Bay State Parks. Chattanooga. Let's meet at the Harrison Bay Office/Marina at 10:00 am (Eastern Time Zone). We'll roam the 4.3 mile Bay Point Loop, an easy moderate winding trail around the peninsula. After that, we […]
Monday, July 17 – Thursday, July 20. Red River Gorge Geological Area. Slade, Kentucky. Camping at the Natural Bridge State Park. Joint activity with the Highland Rim chapter. The park has a lodge and a restaurant. Hikes include The Original Trail, Balanced Rock and the Rock Garden Trail, Court House Rock, Auxier Ridge and Double […]
Monday, July 31 - Thursday, August 3 – Cataloochee Camping and Hiking. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Waynesville, NC. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Two group campsites have been reserved in the Cataloochee Campground. The campground has pit toilets and no water. There are no hookups or showers. Possible hikes in the area […]
Chapter Meeting – 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. Chapter member Anna Lina Buckley will share photos of her trip to Europe. For more information contact Chapter Co-Chair Jeanne Conatser at djconatser@comcast.net.
Normandy Lake Paddle. Joint outing with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at 8:00 am CT at Barton Springs Public Use Area. We will explore Cedar Point, visit the island with the huge, old chestnut oak, and paddle down Riley Creek. Normandy Lake is a TVA impoundment of the Duck River and Normandy Dam was completed […]
Window Cliffs State Natural Area. Baxter. 5.5 miles round trip. Moderate. Window Cliffs is located approximately 18 miles south of Cookeville near Burgess Falls State Park. There is a bluff that separates the upstream and downstream parts of Cane Creek, and the bluff has eroded from both sides causing an opening to develop, which is […]
Woods Reservoir Paddle. Joint activity with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at 8:00 am CT at the put-in on Manchester Beach Road, Estill Springs. Please note the street sign at the intersection of Old Brick Church Road reads Checking Station Road. We will put in on beautiful Brumlow Creek and head to Elder Island, where […]
NOTE DATE CHANGE - 2nd WEDNESDAY, September 13 - 7:00 P.M. CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. J.C. Saunders is our guest speaker. He was a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 2018-2020. He will share pictures he took of Israel, including hikes he did there. He will also show pictures […]
Friday-Sunday, September 15-17 – Tims Ford State Park Little Island Camping and Hiking. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Friday evening, we will set up camp on Little Island. Saturday, we will kayak Tims Ford Lake to Ray Branch Peninsula and hike the Evans Loop Trail. This section of the Ray Branch Shoreline Trail […]
Saturday, September 16 – “Pick a Park” series. Pickwick Landing State Park. 2.8 miles rated easy. While the park is known more for water sports and golf, we will stroll around the Island Loop peninsula. Rated easy, but dress appropriately and hydrate accordingly. Meet at the campground office at 10:00 A.M. CT to stamp your […]
