Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN STATE PARK Distance: 1.2 miles (round-trip). Rating: Easy This trail is 0.6 miles in length giving a 1.2 mile roundtrip hike. Start at the kayak marina behind the restaurant. Cross the wooden bridge onto the Storybook Trail. Stop along the way and read the kid friendly signs. When you reach the road by the Park […]
CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN STATE PARK Distance: 1.2 miles (round-trip). Rating: Easy This trail is 0.6 miles in length giving a 1.2 mile roundtrip hike. Start at the kayak marina behind the restaurant. Cross the wooden bridge onto the Storybook Trail. Stop along the way and read the kid friendly signs. When you reach the road by the Park […]
CT Laurel Falls - Buzzards Point, Dayton, TN. Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. We will hike the trail to beautiful Laurel Falls (past an old coal mine and over some small streams on bridges) to several options of your choice: 2.1 miles one-way on CT to 150-foot bridge; Laurel Falls spur 2.4 miles one-way; […]
1,463 feet elevation change 4+ mile moderate sometimes strenuous thru hike. Vehicle shuttle required. We'll start at the Black House Mountain Road Moccasin Rock Trail junction leaving shuttle cars at the Pogue Creek Trailhead. Pogue Creek Canyon features immense sheer bluffs and cliffs, many rock houses and beautiful, rich forests of hemlocks, beech, sycamores, basswood, oaks and hickories. […]
Strenuous out-and-back, 4.8 miles with 1,108’ elevation gain. This trail leads to a stunning overlook of Grassy Cove, a nostalgic scene of rolling farmland, classic barns and grazing cows and sheep, surrounded by protective mountains. Persons 18 and over, members and non-members welcome. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Depart 8am from Central Baptist […]
Long Hike: This is a 6 mi hike moderate to strenuous (3/4 mi up on swithbacks) with a variety of scenery, including 3 nice overlooks. Short Hike: 4.8 mi easy out and back to Sunset Overlook plus half the loop. Depart 8:00 am CT from the Crossville Cracker Barrel. Carpool gas cost is $6. Bring […]
Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. SHORT HIKE: easy 4 mile in/out hike to a circa 1800s farm home following alongside Lost Creek and crossing the creek a couple of times. LONG HIKE: Short Hike plus 1 mile strenuous side loop trail to an arch. Depart 8:00 am CT from the outer parking lot of […]
6.1 miles the Blue Loop is the longest hike in Fairfield Glade. It is four interconnected trails: the Hemlock Trail, the Rotherham Trail, the Canyon Trail and the McGinnis Trail, along with a short segment of the Good Samaritan Trail. This is a moderate hike due to its length and due to the elevation changes. […]
Pogue Creek Overlook and Upper Canyon Trails. Long Hike: 8 mi 1460’ el. gain, moderate/strenuous. Short Hike: 4-5 mi moderate in and out. Very impressive rock formations, especially Killdeer Arch along with awesome views! Pogue Creek Canyon features immense sheer bluffs and cliffs, the Killdeer Arch, many rock houses and beautiful, rich forests of hemlocks, […]