Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Thursday,November 16 - Big Creek Gulf Trail, 7.5 miles, moderate to difficult. Savage Gulf State Park, Beersheba, TN. On November 16, Marietta Poteet will lead a hike in Savage Gulf State Park from Stone Door descending into the gulf to Ranger Falls and the Sinks ascending to Alum Gap and returning to Stone Door. The hike will be […]
Saturday, November 18 – Edgar Evins State Park - Merritt Ridge Trail. 8 miles. Strenuous. This hike is on a beautiful trail along the hilly shoreline of Center Hill Lake. We will encounter rocky ridges, lakeside bluffs and wooded hollows. Lunch will be near the water’s edge, where we should be able to see Center […]
Rotary Park, Clarksville, 3.5 or 5.25 mile loop, moderate. You have the opportunity to exit after 3.5 miles. Most of the trail is on natural turf in the woods. It is curvy with many short ups and downs. You follow pretty Wall Creek part of the way. There is a creek crossing that is hard […]
Short Hike: 4 moderate mile round trip to Board Camp Creek. Long Hike: 8 moderate miles following Big Soddy and Board Camp Creeks ending at the Big Soddy Creek Gulf Trailhead on Back Valley Rd. Short hikers will return to cars then shuttle cars to Big Soddy Creek Gulf TH. Depart 8am from Central Baptist […]
Friday, November 24 – After Thanksgiving Hike. Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, Manchester, TN. Joint hike with the Murfreesboro Chapter. About four miles, rated moderate because of steep sections and eroded trails. Meet at 9:00 am CDT in the museum parking lot. Please register with Joan Hartvigsen, jhartvigs@comcast.net or 931-636-2914. We will hike the Forks of the River Trail, Backbone Ridge Loop Trail […]
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; […]
Wednesday, November 29. Columbia, TN. Leave Hendersonville by 9:00 a.m. and arrive in Columbia by 10:30 a.m. A downtown walk to view murals, buildings, and other sites of interest. Lunch. Another walk in nature somewhere close by. Return home by 2:30/3:00 p.m. Specifics to be developed by Karen. Enjoy scenic Maury County. For more information, […]
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. […]
Saturday, December 2 - Sherwood Forest State Natural Area. Sewanee. 3-mile loop rated easy. This hike offers great views, beautiful forests and interesting geologic features. After the hike we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Meet at 9:00 A.M. CT at the trailhead. Directions to trailhead: Take Exit 134 off Interstate 24, turn left […]
Wednesday, December 6 – Franklin Greenway in downtown Franklin, 5 miles. Easy. Paved. Out and back; for a shorter walk, turn around wherever you want. Much of the trail is along the Harpeth River. Park on N. 2nd Ave between Bridge St. and N. Margin St. (alongsideRiverside Franklin home decor store, 144 Bridge St. @ N. 2nd Ave.). The […]
Friday, December 8 -- Bowie Nature Park, Fairview, TN. Short Hike (5 miles) or Long Hike (7.5 miles). Easy to Moderate. We’ll take the Lake Van Trail (1/2 mi.) to the beginning of the Perimeter Trail (4.5 mi) which we’ll hike counter-clockwise. The trails are wide and pass through a pine/oak/hickory forest. For the longer […]
Saturday, December 9 — Gilbert Gaul Loop, Fall Creek Falls State Park, 4.5 miles loop, easy to moderate, 100 feet elevation gain. There will also be an optional exploratory hike to Woodcock Cove climbing trails above Dunlap, around 3-5 miles, with one short but steep section. Group outing with Scenic City Chapter, Betsy Darken. The first hike on […]
