Soddy Creek Gorge
Saturday, December 21 — Cumberland Trail: part of Soddy Creek Gorge Section (North) near Soddy Daisy, about 7 miles, moderately strenuous due to rocks and hiking into and out of gorges. Optional […]
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Enterprise South
Saturday, December 28 — Enterprise South Nature Park, 6.3 miles, easy/moderate. We’ll make a wriggly lollypop by starting on Poe Run, which does a reasonably good job of resembling the stick of […]
Summit Knobs Trail
Tuesday, December 31 — Summit Knobs Trail, Harrison, TN, about 5 miles, easy, approximately 550’ elevation gain, in-and-out. This hike will take us up and down gentle wooded hills to […]
Devils Breakfast Table
Saturday, January 4 — Devil’s Breakfast Table Section of the Cumberland Trail (Take 2), near Crab Orchard TN, 7.6 miles, point-to-point, 1900’ el. gain, moderate due to rocky terrain and climbs. Relatively […]
Greeter Falls and Alum Gap
Tuesday, January 7 — Greeter Falls Loop and Alum Gap, 3.2 miles, 518’ el. gain, moderate. Great views, two waterfalls, cliffs above and below, beautiful area! Check the weather forecast within a day […]
Guild Hardy Loop Trail
Saturday, January 11 — Guild Hardy Loop Trail, Lookout Mountain TN, two options. First option: 11.1 miles, strenuous, 1,686’ el. gain, lollipop. This trail pieces together several trails around Lookout Mountain and […]
Collins Gulf to Horsepound Falls
Tuesday, January 14 — Savage Gulf State Park: Collins Gulf Trail to Horsepound Falls, 5.0 miles, moderate, 866 ft. el. gain, out-and-back. If you love waterfalls, this is the hike for you! We […]
Jacks River Falls
Saturday, January 18 — Jacks River Falls via Beech Bottom Trail, 9.1 miles, 974’ el. gain, out-and-back, moderate. Reviews warn about downed trees, bears, and a long drive on a rough road, […]
Reflection Riding
Tuesday, January 21 — Reflection Riding Nature Center trails, next to Chattanooga, around 4 miles, loop, several hundred feet of elevation gain, moderate. We’ll start out from the main parking lot heading […]
White Oak Mountain
Tuesday January 28 — Big Red Loop on White Oak Mountain, Collegedale TN, 4 miles, easy/moderate. idgeWhite Oak Mountain is actually a very long wooded ridge, on which Southern Adventist University has […]
Indian Rockhouse to Lawson Rock
Saturday, February 1 — Prentice Cooper: Indian Rockhouse to Lawson Rock, close to Signal Mountain TN, 6.4 miles in & out, moderate. Descending stone steps, we will find ourselves under a huge […]
Chickamauga Battlefield
Tuesday, February 4 — Chickamauga Battlefield, east loop, 4-5 miles, easy. The Battle of Chickamauga, fought in September of 1863, was the second-bloodiest battle of the Civil War, with about 34,000 casualties. […]