Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Saturday, October 14 — High Wire 2 and High Wire 1 Trail, around 7 miles, around 1200’, moderate. Short shuttle required. These trails connect the top of Racoon Mountain to the Tennessee River, just outside of Chattanooga. As we descend through the woods, there should be some good views of the Tennessee River Gorge along […]
Tuesday, October 17 — Mabbitt Springs Trail, 4.9 miles, 500’ elevation gain, easy/moderate, out-and-back. This trail on Signal Mountain mostly follows Little Falling Water Creek to the top of Falling Water Falls and a spectacular view. We’ll be in the shade most of the time and, if there has been rain recently, we’ll be hearing […]
Tuesday, October 24 — Point Disappointment and Potter Ridge Trail to the picnic area, about 4 miles, about 800’-900’, moderate, out-and-back. This trail just outside of Sewanee takes us down an interesting ridge with curious cliffs and rock formations. For carpooling/caravanning, meet at the parking lot just after LaQuinta Inn, right (north) off I-24 Exit […]
Saturday, October 28 — Mount Joy Trail, 8.1 miles, 826 feet elevation gain, moderate, out and back. Take a wonderful fall hike on this trail near Summerville Georgia. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but we can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. For carpooling/caravanning, meet at 8.30 am ET […]
Tuesday, October 31 — Trails at Woodcock Climbing Area, around 3 miles, moderate, about 400’-500’, lollipop. This relatively new climbing area, not far from Dunlap, was developed by the Southeastern Climbers Coalition, which also developed Denny’s Cove. While the primary purpose of the trails is to provide cliff access to climbers, they are also open […]
Tuesday, October 31 — Aetna Mountain Green and Blue Loops, easy/moderate, about 3.5 miles, about 500’ el. gain. These are two relatively new trails on Aetna Mountain, which is next to Raccoon Mountain. The trails are in very good condition, with very few rocks and roots and with gradual ascents and descents. They take us […]
Thursday, November 2 — Scenic City Chapter Quarterly Meeting, Hixson Community Center, 5401 School Drive, Hixson TN 37343. Agenda pending.
Saturday, November 4 — Cumberland Trail: Signal Point to Suck Creek Road, strenuous, 8.4 miles. Multiple fine overlooks of the Tennessee River Gorge and other gorges, intriguing rock formations, and (we hope) gorgeous fall scenery! Shuttle required. For carpooling/caravanning, meet at Food City on Signal Mountain Road, in the near back corner of the parking […]
November 7 to November 10 — Scenic City Chapter Fall trip. We are going to the Natural Bridge State Park and the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. These places are chock full of spectacular rock features and great trails!
Tuesday, November 7 — McGill Creek Section of the Cumberland Trail, moderate 5.6 miles, out and back, el. gain 410’. We will start at the Roaring Creek trailhead near Dayton. This is a forest trail and hopefully the trees will be showing fall colors. The trail initially parallels Brayton Mountain Road with stone steps, a couple of […]
Saturday, November 11 — Cumberland Trail: Lower Connector to Rock Creek Loop and back, lollypop, about 6 miles, moderate, 1,115’ elevation gain. Our hike starts at the Lower Leggett Road trailhead and includes Leggett Point Overlook, along with a spur trail to boulders on Rock Creek—a good spot for lunch. Beautiful views of Rock Creek and the gorge. The […]
Tuesday, November 14 — Sitton Gulch Trail to Hemlock Falls, about 3.5 miles, 400-500’ el. gain, easy/ moderate. This trail at the bottom of Cloudland Canyon follows a beautiful and rambunctious creek upstream to a bridge over an unnamed yet quite respectable waterfall. It gets slighted because it is downstream of not one but two immense waterfalls. […]
