Cloudland Canyon

Saturday, February 8 — Bear Creek Backcountry Trail, Cloudland Canyon GA, 7.4-8.0 miles, 1299’ el. gain, lollipop, moderate/strenuous due to a long climb out of Bear Creek. A creek crossing, an […]

Greenway Farms

Tuesday, February 11 — Greenway Farms in Hixson, near Chattanooga, 4.7 miles, easy. We will combine the paved and graveled main path with the meadow trail that borders North Chickamauga Creek. […]

Board Camp Creek

Saturday, February 15 — Board Camp Creek portion of the Cumberland trail, about 8 miles, moderate to strenuous. This involves a relatively short shuttle between Heiss Mountain trailhead and Soddy Gulf trailhead. […]

Bear Paw Loop

Tuesday, February 18 -- Bear Paw Loop and part of the Chestnut Mountain loop, starting at the location of the burned-down Ocoee Whitewater Center, 5 miles, easy to moderate with […]

Savage Gulf

Saturday, February 22 — Savage Gulf Stone Door Trailhead, with two options. Both hikes start on the Stone Door Trail and Big Creek Rim Trail (BCR). Shorter option: At the end […]

Bauxite Murky Marsh Trail

Tuesday, February 25 — Bauxite Murky Marsh Trail, near Apison, TN, about 4.5 miles, easy to moderate, lollipop loop trail, approx. 300’ elevation gain. We will begin on Crashing Creek trail […]

Laurel Snow SNA: Shorter & Longer

Saturday, March 1 — Laurel Snow SNA with two options. LONGER: Laurel Falls followed by a hike to a natural bridge, about 9 miles, 1200’ el. gain, out-and-back, moderate/strenuous. SHORTER: Laurel Falls, […]

Bay Point Loop Trail

Tuesday, March 4 — Bay Point Loop Trail, Harrison Bay State Park near Chattanooga, 4.2 miles, easy. This beautiful trail is entirely along the edges of a circuitous bay of Lake Chickamauga. […]

North Chickamauga Creek

Saturday, March 8 — North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park, about 8.5 miles, in & out hike, about 1200’ el. gain, moderate/strenuous due to elevation change. We will start at the Barker […]

CT: Mobray Pike to Little Soddy

Tuesday, March 11 — Cumberland Trail: Mobray Pike to Hotwater Road/Little Soddy Trailhead, near Soddy Daisy, 4.9 miles, easy/moderate. Highlights include spectacular views of the valley from the escarpment, boulders and rock formations, seams […]

CT: Devil’s Breakfast Table

Saturday, March 15 — 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. […]

Gibbs Gardens

Tuesday, March 18 — Field Trip to Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, GA, plus an optional hike at Amicalola Falls.  Gibbs Gardens is one of the most impressive privately owned gardens in America, […]

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