Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Tuesday, September 12. Beaman Park. Laurel Woods Trail. 12.5 miles. 9:00 am. Difficult because of length and hills. To get to trailhead parking, go towards the nature center but turn right on Eaton’s Creek Rd before you get there. Continue about 0.9 miles, then turn left on Little Marrowbone Rd. The entrance will be 0.6 […]
Wednesday, September 20. Burch Reserve Trail at Edwin Warner Park, Nashville. 3 mile loop. Moderate. We will meet at the Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Highway 100, Nashville 37221 at 10:00 a.m. We will hike from the Nature Center, across Hwy 100, to the Burch Reserve parking lot where the trail begins. Dogs are prohibited […]
Wednesday, September 27. Bledsoe Creek State Park. 3 miles. 9:30 am. Moderate. We will start and end at the boat dock and public launch ramp parking area, which is the road just past the road to the visitor center/park office. We will hike the Birdsong Nature Trail to the park office, make a bathroom stop and […]
Thursday, September 28. Chapter meeting, Hendersonville library. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Joey Holland of the Wildflower Society of Sumner County (and formerly of the TN Dept of Environment and Conservation). Please bring donations for the wine baskets we will assemble for the TTA annual meeting silent auction–bottles of wine, fancy chocolates, nuts, […]
Saturday, October 7. Angel Falls, Oneida, TN. 4 miles to rapids and back. Easy. Bathrooms at the trailhead. Leave Grey Gables at 9:30 a.m. EST to begin a hike at Angel Falls around 10:15. Drive to the end of the parking area following arrows. You may want to bring water, hiking poles and insect repellant. […]
Sunday, October 8. Pogue Creek Canyon Overlook. 1.5 Miles. Easy. Meet at Grey Gables at 10:00 am EST. We will caravan to the ranger station. Then we will drive back to the trailhead. If you have questions or need more information, Call or text Judy Jenkins at 615-403-0002.
Wednesday, October 11. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forrest, Clermont, KY. Meet at the Gallatin Walmart parking lot near Chick-fil-A at 8:30 a.m. to carpool for the two-hour drive. Bernheim has 16,140 acres with 40 miles of trails. We will see the Forest Giants sculpted by Danish artist Thomas Dambo from reclaimed wood and walk some […]
Wednesday, October 18. Station Camp Greenway, 2115 Long Hollow Pike. Gallatin, TN. 10 AM. 4 miles. Easy. Park by Douglass-Clark House. The hike is flat and paved and runs along Station Camp Creek. Dogs on leash welcome. Meet at the trailhead. For more information, text/call Donna at 925-759-0518 or John 925-759-0517.
Friday, October 27. Winding Stairs. Lafayette, TN. 2.8 miles. We will hike the Red Oak to Milk Pail loop. Moderate with difficult uneven footing in places. There are several small waterfalls and beautiful rock formations. The trail consists of some optional stairs and concrete trail but most of the trail is rock, dirt and gravel […]
Wednesday, November 8. Montgomery Bell State Park. 7.7-mile loop. Easy. A shorter hike can be arranged as an out and back hike. Meet at the visitor center at 10:00 a.m. From the parking lot at the visitor center, we will head down the road briefly to reach the Wildcat Trail. This trail circles the campground […]
Monday, November 13. Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, Manchester TN. 3 miles. Moderate. Uneven difficult footing in places. We will hike the Old Stone Fort Trail. Old Stone Fort is a 2,000-year-old American Indian ceremonial site. The two forks of the Duck River cut into the edge of the Highland Rim Plateau at the […]
Wednesday, November 29. Columbia, TN. Leave Hendersonville by 9:00 a.m. and arrive in Columbia by 10:30 a.m. A downtown walk to view murals, buildings, and other sites of interest. Lunch. Another walk in nature somewhere close by. Return home by 2:30/3:00 p.m. Specifics to be developed by Karen. Enjoy scenic Maury County. For more information, […]