Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Monday, July 31 - Thursday, August 3 – Cataloochee Camping and Hiking. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Waynesville, NC. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Two group campsites have been reserved in the Cataloochee Campground. The campground has pit toilets and no water. There are no hookups or showers. Possible hikes in the area […]
Normandy Lake Paddle. Joint outing with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at 8:00 am CT at Barton Springs Public Use Area. We will explore Cedar Point, visit the island with the huge, old chestnut oak, and paddle down Riley Creek. Normandy Lake is a TVA impoundment of the Duck River and Normandy Dam was completed […]
Window Cliffs State Natural Area. Baxter. 5.5 miles round trip. Moderate. Window Cliffs is located approximately 18 miles south of Cookeville near Burgess Falls State Park. There is a bluff that separates the upstream and downstream parts of Cane Creek, and the bluff has eroded from both sides causing an opening to develop, which is […]
Woods Reservoir Paddle. Joint activity with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at 8:00 am CT at the put-in on Manchester Beach Road, Estill Springs. Please note the street sign at the intersection of Old Brick Church Road reads Checking Station Road. We will put in on beautiful Brumlow Creek and head to Elder Island, where […]
Friday-Sunday, September 15-17 – Tims Ford State Park Little Island Camping and Hiking. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Friday evening, we will set up camp on Little Island. Saturday, we will kayak Tims Ford Lake to Ray Branch Peninsula and hike the Evans Loop Trail. This section of the Ray Branch Shoreline Trail […]
Wednesday, September 20 - Sewanee Perimeter Trail. Sewanee Memorial Cross to Bridal Veil Falls. 5 miles rated moderate. The hike will start at the Memorial Cross that runs below the bluff and sandstone overhangs. Bridal Veil Falls appears from the side of the mountain, cascades 27 feet down a limestone cliff, drops about 25 feet […]
Cancelled - but you can celebrate National Public Lands Day at the Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro. The Barfield staff will be working with the Stones River Battlefield that day for Public Lands Day. If you would like to sign up for that, you can do so here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/murfreesboros-national-public-lands-day-tickets-694846302997
Fall Creek Falls State Park – Gilbert Gaul Loop. 4.5-mile loop rated easy to moderate with a 100 ft. elevation change. Joint hike with the Highland Rim chapter. This trail is one of the favorite hikes listed in the Fran Wallas Hiked’em All program that involves a patch and an achievement rocker to be worn […]
Cancelled - Raccoon Mountain Hike. 13-mile loop rated moderate with some elevation change. Raccoon Mountain is located 15 miles west of Chattanooga. The trail system circles around the TVA Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Facility. This facility is a true engineering feat that works like a large battery: water is pumped from the Nickajack Reservoir up […]
Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12 – Overnight Backpacking to Hobbs Cabin campsites. Savage Gulf State Park. Palmer. Total hike is 18 miles rated moderate due to distance. The hike begins at the Savage Gulf Ranger Station parking lot at 9:00 A.M. CT. We will start on the Savage Day Loop Trail and take a short side trail […]
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 […]
