Ocoee River Trails
Tuesday June 27 — Ocoee River: SHORT: Rhododendron Trail, easy, 3.3 miles, out-and-back. LONG: The Rhododendron Trail follows the wild and wooly Ocoee River through beautiful scenery. Shady with mini-waterfalls, […]
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Tuesday June 27 — Ocoee River: SHORT: Rhododendron Trail, easy, 3.3 miles, out-and-back. LONG: The Rhododendron Trail follows the wild and wooly Ocoee River through beautiful scenery. Shady with mini-waterfalls, […]
Saturday, July 1 — John Muir Trail along the Hiwassee River, 6-8 miles, easy, shuttle involved. This is a beautiful trail that follows the scenic river through the mountains. We’ll start at […]
Tuesday, July 4— Window Cliffs Trail, moderate, 5.3 miles, 660’ el. gain, out-and-back. A lot of the elevation gain is near the turnaround point and can be skipped. This is […]
Saturday, July 8 — Stone Door to Big Creek Rim, returning on Laurel Trails Loop, 7 miles, easy to moderate because of distance. A second option is to return by going down the […]
Tuesday, July 11 – Booker T. Washington State Park: Outer Loop Trail, 3.9 miles, easy to moderate. This trail follows the water most of the way around a peninsula, with beautiful […]
Saturday, July 15 — Emery Creek Falls Trail, moderate, around 6 miles, 900’ el. gain, out-and-back. This is a beautiful trail with a record number of creek crossings, so do […]
Tuesday, July 18 — Hiwassee River Float Trip. We will rent inflatable kayaks, aka “duckies,” and float/paddle down the beautiful Hiwassee River, which is an easy whitewater river flowing out of the […]
Saturday, July 22 — Coker Creek Falls, moderate, 590’ el. gain, 6.5 miles, with an optional second hike to Turtletown Falls Trail for a total of 10.3 miles, 1160’ elevation gain. […]
Tuesday, July 25 — Foster Falls, 3.2 miles, elevation gain,175 ft, easy/moderate, out-and-back. We will begin our hike at the Foster Falls Base Trail, a rocky and steep trail that […]
Saturday, July 29 — Savage Gulf: Stone Door to Saw Mill Campground via the Connector Trail, 10 miles, moderately challenging, out and back, 1676’ el. gain. We will stop at fantastic […]
Tuesday, August 1 — Reflection Riding, about 4 miles, easy. To try and beat the August heat, we will explore the grounds at Reflection Riding, which is an arboretum and nature center at […]
Thursday, August 3 — Scenic City Chapter Meeting, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET, Hixson Community Center, 5401 School Dr., Hixson, TN. 37343. A meeting agenda will be sent out prior to […]