Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Saturday, November 9 — Cumberland Trail: Part of Hinch Mountain Section, out-and-back, about 10.6 miles, maybe 1500’-2000’ el. gain, strenuous. We will start at Head of the Sequatchie. The trail starts with a bang, going up moderately for a while, and then steeply up. This is followed by more moderate uphills and downhills, traversing the […]
Saturday, November 9 - Cloudland Canyon State Park, Trenton, Georgia. 7 miles. Moderate. Meet at the Visitor Center at 9 am CST. We will hike the Overlook Trail, Waterfalls Trail and West Rim Loop Trail. Please register with Joan Hartvigsen, jhartvigs@comcast.net or 931-636-2914. Cloudland Canyon straddles a thousand-foot-deep gorge cut into the mountains by the […]
Tishomingo State Park is a public recreation area in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, locates south of Iuka, MS. The major feature of the park is Bear Creek Canyon and its generous sandstone outcroppings. This is a 6-7 mile hike winding along rocky ridges with spectacular views through shallow, fern-filled canyons. We will cross […]
Distance: 2.00 miles. Rating: Easy to Moderate This trail follows along the banks of Byrd Creek for the entirety of the hike. At approximately one and a half miles hikers will come to the red and yellow junction. From here you should follow the red trail back to the CCC dam, then walk across the […]
Tuesday, November 12, to Friday, November 15 — Fall Trip to Hayesville, NC. Includes trails in / near Standing Indian Mountain.
Tuesday, November 12: Fenton Forest on Bauxite Ridge, near Ooltewah TN: Sabbath Trail, Forest Lane and Big Forest Trail, about 4 miles, easy to moderate, loop, approx. 400’ el. gain. This is a great hike for beginners or those who have not hiked with us for a while (and even those who have!). We will start […]
Tuesday, Nov 12 – Chapter Meeting – 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. This is our planning meeting for the January-June 2025 hikes. Bring your calendars to schedule hikes you want to lead or ideas for hikes. If you want to schedule a hike and cannot attend, contact Sara Pollard before the meeting […]
Wednesday November 13 - BSFNRA Devil’s Den and Eye of the Needle, Oneida, TN. Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. Long Hike: 10+ miles round trip. Leatherwood Ford Parking Area to O&W bridge, then some elevation gain to Devil's Den (large rock shelter), and on to Eye of the Needle. The latter is a cave-like […]
Wednesday, November 13. 10:00 AM; Springfield Greenway. 4.2 miles. Easy. Level and paved, mostly along Sulphur Fork Creek, 2.1 miles each way from the Garner Street Park trailhead, 200 North Garner St., Springfield, TN 37172 to J. Travis Price Park with its lake and historic log cabin. Good restrooms at both ends of trail. Dogs […]
Plateau Chapter Meeting, Crossville, TN. 6pm at First Methodist Church Annex, 69 Neecham St, Crossville, TN.Contact Chairperson Bill Wisniewski, 931-335-9360.
This is a 5-6 mile moderate hike. The hike will include all of the Pioneer Springs Trail and part of the Woodland Trail. We will see the Woodland Shelter and the Spring. To get between the two trails, we will use part of what is still called the bike path even though much of it […]
Saturday, Nov 16 – Sewanee Perimeter Trail, the University of the South. Sewanee. 14 miles rated moderate. Joint hike with the Highland Rim chapter. We will hike from Clara’s Point on the Perimeter Trail clockwise past KA Point to a secondary trail to Brakefield Road and back to the Lake Cheston parking lot. We will […]
