Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Tuesday, May 2 – Greeter Falls Loop/Greeter Trail, Altamont, TN. 3.2 miles, 550 ft elevation change. Moderate. Savage Gulf West Trailhead (Greeter Falls), 550 Greeter Falls Road, Altamont, TN. Meet at 8:30 am CDT in the Greeter Falls parking lot. Joint hike with the Scenic City Chapter. Please register with Joan Hartvigsen, 931-636-2914 or jhartvigs@comcast.net. This trail combination features Upper and Lower […]
May 17-19 Camping at Ragland Bottom Campground, Smithville, TN. Paddling to Burgess Falls on Thursday from Cane Hollow Road Recreation Area. Hiking at Burgess Falls State Park after the paddle. Paddling to Fancher Falls on Friday from Johnson Chapel Recreation Area. Hiking at Edgar Evins State Park after the paddle. Joint activity with the Murfreesboro Chapter. Beautiful Ragland Bottom Campground is […]
Saturday, June 3 – Stone Door, Big Creek Rim, Laurel Trails Loop, 7 miles. Easy to moderate because of distance. Savage Gulf State Park. Stone Door Ranger Station, 1183 Stone Door Road, Beersheba Springs, TN. Bring water, snacks and lunch. Register with Joan Hartvigsen, 931-636-2914 or jhartvigs@comcast.net. Meet at 8:00 am CDT at the trailhead. This hike features many awesome overlooks of Big […]
June 4 - Tennessee River Gorge Paddle. 8 miles. Suck Creek boat ramp to Raccoon Mountain boat ramp, Marion County, TN. Joint event with the Murfreesboro Chapter. Meet at the Suck Creek Boat Ramp, 1900 Suck Creek Road, Chattanooga at 8 am CDT to arrange a vehicle shuttle to our take out at Raccoon Mountain boat ramp. This paddle passes through […]
Saturday, July 8 – Stone Door, Big Creek Rim, Laurel Trails Loop, 7 miles. Easy to moderate because of distance. Savage Gulf State Park. Stone Door Ranger Station, 1183 Stone Door Road, Beersheba Springs, TN. Meet at 7:45 am CDT at the trailhead. Bring water, snacks and lunch. Register with Joan Hartvigsen, 931-636-2914 or jhartvigs@comcast.net. This hike features many awesome overlooks of Big […]
Monday-Thursday, July 17-July 20 – Red River Gorge Geological Area, Slade, Kentucky. Camping in Natural Bridge State Park. Joint activity with Murfreesboro Chapter, Sara Pollard`. The park has a lodge and a restaurant. Hikes include The Original Trail, Balanced Rock and the Rock Garden Trail, Court House Rock, Auxier Ridge and Double Arch hike and Gray’s Arch. Red […]
Saturday, September 9 – Tims Ford State Park Trails, Winchester, TN. Lost Creek Overlook Trail and a portion of Ray Branch Shoreline Trail. Then Spann House Trail followed by a hike down The Story Book Trail to a lovely beach where we can swim and cool off. Seven miles total, easy to moderate. These trails have great overlooks of […]
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 […]
Sunday, March 17 – Boiling Fork Trail, Tims Ford State Park, 129 Fairview Campground Road, Winchester, TN. Three mile Loop, easy. This hike features many nice views of Tims Ford Lake, Devils Step Island and mature hardwood trees. We will meet at 1:00 pm at the trailhead located in front of the entrance to Fairview […]
Monday, March 18 - Highland Rim Chapter Meeting,7:00 pm at the DW Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma. This is a joint meeting with the Friends of Short Springs group. Our featured speaker will be Dennis Horn. He will give a presentation about spring wildflowers. Dennis is a charter member of the Tennessee […]
Sunday April 14 – Shakerag Hollow and Piney Point Trails, 4.5 miles, moderate. Sewanee, TN. Shakerag Hollow is famous for spring wildflowers. Piney Point features an awesome overlook of Roark’s Cove. Meet at the University Gates parking lot at 1:00 pm. Bring water, snacks and hiking sticks. Please register with Joan Hartvigsen, jhartvigs@comcast.net or 931-636-2914.