Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Camping, Hiking and Kayaking at Center Hill Lake. Smithville. Joint activity with the Highland Rim chapter. Camping at beautiful Ragland Bottom Campground on Center Hill Lake. Thursday, paddling to Burgess Falls from Cane Hollow Road Recreation Area and hiking at Burgess Falls State Park after the paddle. Friday, paddling from Johnson Chapel Recreation Area to […]
Kayaking Watauga Lake, Hiking Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, and the Appalachian Trail: Laurel Falls. Joint activity with Highland Rim chapter. Camping at Cardens Bluff Campground in Hampton. The TTA Evan Means Grant funded directional signs for Hampton Creek Cove. Register with Joan Hartvigsen at 931-636-2914 or jhartvigs@comcast.net.
National Trails Day - Barfield Crescent Park. Come join us for trail maintenance at this beautiful park from 8:00 am until 11:00 am CT. Bring gloves, sturdy shoes, a snack and water. For more information or to sign up, contact Sara Pollard at 615-714-3610 or sarabpollard@gmail.com.
Tennessee River Gorge Paddle. 8 miles. Suck Creek boat ramp to Raccoon Mountain boat ramp, west of Chattanooga in Marion County. Joint event with the Highland Rim chapter. Meet at the Suck Creek boat ramp, 1900 Suck Creek Road in Chattanooga at 8:00 am CT to arrange a vehicle shuttle to our takeout at the […]
Elk River Float, Winchester. Tims Ford Dam to Farris Creek Bridge. 8 miles. Joint activity with the Highland Rim Chapter. Meet at 7:30 am CT at the put in on the Elk River just downstream from Tims Ford Dam. Turn into the parking lot marked “River Access” off Hwy 50 east of the Elk River […]
Saturday, July 8 – Barfield Crescent Park. Murfreesboro. 6 miles rated moderate. We will hike all the trails beginning at the Wilderness Station. The Marshall Knob trail starts out as a paved path then drops alongside the West Fork Stones River. Then we’ll hike the Valley View Loop and Rocky Path Loop. We’ll enjoy seeing […]
Monday, July 17 – Thursday, July 20. Red River Gorge Geological Area. Slade, Kentucky. Camping at the Natural Bridge State Park. Joint activity with the Highland Rim chapter. 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 […]
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 […]
