Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Tuesday, March 12 - Short Springs State Natural Area, Loop Trail. 2.6 miles, moderately challenging. The hike offers stunning views of rich forest slopes, ravines, cascades and waterfalls. Short Springs is one of the best spring wildflower locations in the state. We will hike past scenic Busby Falls along Bobo Creek and then to Machine Falls with […]
Tuesday, March 12 — Walden’s Ridge Park trails, 4 to 5 miles, loops, moderate. This is yet another new set of trails in the Chattanooga area, located on the side of Signal Mountain/Walden Ridge. We will start our hike at the bottom of the ridge, using the trailhead off Mountain Creek Road. We’ll proceed to […]
Tuesday, March 12 – Chapter Meeting – 7:00 P.M. CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. Pick-A-Park Trivia Game Night! Test your Tennessee State Parks knowledge for silly prizes and bragging rights!For more information contact Chapter Co-Chair Jeanne Conatser at 615-971-8894 or djconatser@comcast.net
CT North Chickamauga Section, Old Anderson Rd Trailhead, Lone Oak, TN. Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. Short Hike: 4-5 moderate miles in/out. Long Hike: 8 moderate miles. The trail follows the creek with cascades and a waterfall with rocky bluffs framing the trail. Bring water, lunch and snacks. Carpool gas fee is $7.00. Depart […]
Thursday, March 14 – Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park. Approximately 3 miles rated moderate. 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Joint hike with the Nashville chapter. We will start the hike along the Ancient Enclosure trail where we can view several waterfalls as we go. A bit less than halfway around, we will pick up […]
Thursday, March 14 – Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park. Approximately 3 miles rated moderate. 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Joint hike with the Murfreesboro chapter. We will start the hike along the Ancient Enclosure trail where we can view several waterfalls as we go. A bit less than halfway around, we will pick up […]
TTA Plateau Chapter Speaker Series and Meeting, Crossville, TN. 6pm at First United Methodist Church Annex, 69 Neecham St, Crossville, TN. Birds of Prey presentation with live birds flying by Wings-to-Soar. RSVP to John Martin, speaker series coordinator, at jr.dmartin77@gmail.com if interested in attending the speaker portion and/or the meeting. Please be in your seat […]
Perimeter Trail - 4.7 miles Moderate; Lakes of Bowie Loop Trail - 2.5 miles Easy Dr. Evangeline Bowie purchased 722 acres of barren and eroded land in the 1950s. She worked to improve the land management, digging lakes, creating a hydrology system, and planting of over 500,000 trees. The park was deeded to the city […]
Denny Cove is a 3 mile strenuous hike due to rock scrambling to a fabulous waterfall and rock climber cliffs. Foster Falls loop is a 5 mile moderate hike. First we will hike down to view Foster Falls (if there is any water), then on along the bottom of the cliff (used for climbing or […]
Saturday, March 16 — Laurel Snow SNA. Joint hike with the Chattanooga Hiking Club (CHC), two options. LONGER: Laurel Falls and a natural bridge, about 9 miles and 1200’ el. gain, out-and-back, moderate/strenuous. SHORTER: Laurel Falls, 4.7 miles, 708’ el. gain, out-and-back, moderate. We will all start out on the mostly flat trail along Richland […]
Hike Fort Loudon State Historic Park, Ft. Loudon State Park is located on Tellico Lake. Ft. Loudon was built in 1756, one of the earliest settlements by the British to secure the South during the French and Indian War in the middle 1700’s. We will start our hike on the Ridge Top trail for half […]
The park is located adjacent to the Lakeland Senior Center on the west side of Canada Rd. between I-40 and Hwy 70 at 4523 Canada Rd. The hike is about 4 miles. Allow 2.5 hours for the hike. We will hike through mostly bottomland forest but there are some moderately strenuous places elevation changes in […]
