Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Tuesday, April 23 —St. Elmo and the bottom tip of Lookout Mountain, 4-5 miles, easy/moderate. We start from our meeting place at the foot of Lookout Mountain directly into historic St. Elmo, established in 1885 as Chattanooga’s first suburb. Our short urban walk leads us in a few blocks to Far Enough Trail, the first […]
Nashville Chapter Meeting, REI Community Room, 261 Franklin Rd, Brentwood, TN. 6 P.M. Mary Priestly, editor of the new book, The Essential Mark Pritchard, Writings of a Conservation Hero, will give a talk at our April meeting. Mack was Tennessee's most passionate and articulate advocate for preservation of natural and cultural resources, including helping to […]
This will be off trail. Difficultly level: Hard and strenuous. Hike will be around the mesas on Pogue Creek. Total distance is 4 miles, however, it's a hard 4 miles with rocky terrain and steep slopes. Total estimated hike time is 4-6 hours. It will have impressive sandstone rock formations. The Rangers have never taken […]
Wednesday, April 24. Winding Stairs. Lafayette, TN. 3.6 miles. We will hike the Red Oak to Milk Pail loop. Moderately strenuous 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 […]
Thursday, April 25 – Barfield Crescent Park. 697 Veterans Parkway, Murfreesboro. 4.9 miles rated moderate. From 6:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. CT. Meet at the porch of the Wilderness Station. Follow signs in the park to locate the station. There is a restroom at the station but none along the hiking route. We will hike […]
This trip includes three days of hiking, Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. Friday's hike will be on the extended Mirror Lake Trail at the Blanchard Springs Recreation Area. This easy approximately 2.5 mile hike passes by the foundations of the Blanchard Springs Mill, Mirror Lake and follows the Spring Creek to Blanchards Springs, then returns […]
This will be two hikes. The first hike is a 2.8-mile moderate loop on the enclosure, moat and backbone trails. After a 20-minute drive to Short Springs Natural Area the second hike is a 3.1 mile moderate loop to Machine, Adams, Busby, Falls and Laurel Bluff. Old Stone Fort was a Native American ceremonial gathering […]
5.5 miles Easy We will hike from the Eagle Pass Trailhead towards Fox Bluff. Meet at Food Lion parking area on Madison Street, Clarksville for an 8am departure. Drive 18 miles to the Trailhead. Contact Hike Leader: Angela Leandre (931) 216-4231.
Saturday, April 27 — McGill Creek and beyond, about 6-6.5 miles, out and back, approximately 1,200’ el. gain, moderate. We will start at the Roaring Creek parking lot close to Graysville TN. The McGill Creek trail is off to the left, a forest trail that initially parallels Brayton Mountain Road, then crosses the road at 1.1 miles. It […]
Saturday, April 27 – Base of Fall Creek Falls Trail, Gorge Overlook Trail, Piney Falls Overlook Trail, Piney Falls Bridge Trail. Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN. Four miles, moderate. Steep descent, rough footing. We will also visit the overlooks off the Gorge Scenic Motor Nature Trail including Millikan’s and Buzzard Roost. On this […]
Nashville urban hike with a history theme, Nashville, TN. 6-8 miles. Easy to Moderate. Meet just before 9 am at the north end of Bicentennial Mall. Free parking is available near the TN State Museum and the Farmer’s Market. Our start point is at the circle of carillon bells (close to Jefferson Street, north end […]
AMENITIES Peacock Hill Nature Park (6990 Giles Hills Road, College Grove, TN 37046) Carpooling (meet at 8:00 AM) for this hike will be held in two areas. Chris Hoffman will meet at the Kroger (southwest corner of parking lot) in southern Spring Hill (3900 Port Royal Rd, Spring Hill, TN). Other members from Franklin may […]
