Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Sunday, November 5, Montgomery Bell State Park, Montgomery Bell Trail (formerly known as the Overnight Trail). Burns TN. This is a strenuous hike due to the length of 10.5 miles. Wooded terrain with some hills. The trail passes by several lakes, a historic cabin and church, and historic iron ore pits. Bring water, snacks/lunch, boots, […]
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 […]
Nov 29 - This will be a 5 mile moderate with short spurts of strenuous thru hike from the Dogwood West/Gilbreath Trailhead near Dayton to the Roaring Creek Trailhead on Brayton Mountain Rd. The climbers access trail requires some rock hopping for a quarter mile before you get to the bridge junction with the […]
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 […]
The 6 pm meeting is held at the First United Methodist Church Annex 69 Neecham St. We will meet for dinner at Bunkers Bar and Grill, 750 East HWY 70, Crossville, TN at 4:30 pm. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm at the church annex. Please email or text Bill ttaplateauchairperson@gmail.com 931-335-9360 your intent […]
Location: Land Between the Lakes (LBL), Kentucky. Carpooling departure at 6:45 AM from Tollgate Medical Plaza, 1106 Elliston Way, Thompson's Station. Please arrive by 6:30 AM. Note: This is a joint hike with the Clarksville Chapter. The Columbia/Franklin Chapter will be working with the Clarksville Chapter conducting the TTA 2025 Annual Meeting. Many of the trails to […]
Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. SHORT HIKE: 4-5 mile in/out hike to Morgan Overlook. The trail is difficult due to the elevation change and lots of rock steps. From the trailhead, the trail proceeds down "a thousand steps'' through Daddy's Creek gorge under sheer bluffs. After a mile, the trail rises out of […]
LBL, Hematite Lake Trail 2.2 miles, Honker Lake Trail 4.3 miles, moderate. Hematite Lake Trail circles the 83.6 acre Hematite Lake. The lake was named for iron ore that was once mined here. The trail is in a woods with large trees. You may see cranes, beavers, frogs, squirrels and turtles. Honker Lake Trail circles […]
We start at the TN/ Alabama state line. We will meet on the Alabama end of the trail at 10 am. It's about 3 hours from Jackson. The hike is appr. 6 miles - 3 miles down hike and a strenuous 3 miles back up. Dress according to the weather conditions. Bring water, snacks, lunch, […]
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 […]
Nashville Urban hike, Nashville, TN. Easy. A "river theme” hike commemorating Veteran's Day. We will meet at 9:00 am in the War Memorial Building courtyard. To begin our hike we will review the WW1 , WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Gulf War memorials on display. After circling the state capitol with its panoramic views, we walk to the Metro Court building […]
