Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Tuesday, July 4— Window Cliffs Trail, moderate, 5.3 miles, 660’ el. gain, out-and-back. A lot of the elevation gain is near the turnaround point and can be skipped. This is a popular trail with a LOT of creek crossings, a waterfall, and cliffs with holes (“windows”). A great summer hike! How often do you get […]
Saturday, July 15 — Emery Creek Falls Trail, moderate, around 6 miles, 900’ el. gain, out-and-back. This is a beautiful trail with a record number of creek crossings, so do not attempt at high water. Almost all the crossings are easy, but you may get wet at the first one—no problem on a hot summer […]
Saturday, August 19 — Moonshine Trails, 8.8 miles, easy/moderate. We will take a pleasant walk in the woods of Lookout Mountain via the Chattanooga Connector Trail to Firewater Trail to Bathtub Gin Trail to White Lightning Trail, then back via the Chattanooga Connector Trail. We will be doing a short piece of the latter, which starts […]
Tuesday, August 29 — Chilhowee Mountain and Benton Falls, 5.2 miles, easy, loop. On Chilhowee Mountain, we’ll start by circumnavigating McKamy Lake, a short and easy stroll around what might also be called a large pond. Or perhaps a big mud hole, depending on the whims of the powers-that-be. Then we proceed one and a half […]
Saturday, September 2 — Chickamauga Western Loop, 6.4 miles, easy/moderate, 440’ el. gain, loop. This gentle trail through the woods and fields of the Chickamauga Battlefield includes an optional ascent of Snodgrass Hill, where General George Thomas, the “Rock of Chickamauga,” held off the Confederate attack long enough for the Union army to retrench in […]
Saturday, September 16 — Sewanee Perimeter Trail, 6.2 miles in and out, moderate, 800-1000’ el. gain. We’ll start at the Lake Cheston trailhead and hike to Elliott's Point, passing Otey Point on the way. The temperatures should be a little cooler on the plateau, with shade and views. The trail is rocky in places with ups and downs, but […]
Saturday, October 14 — High Wire 2 and High Wire 1 Trail, around 7 miles, around 1200’, moderate. Short shuttle required. These trails connect the top of Racoon Mountain to the Tennessee River, just outside of Chattanooga. As we descend through the woods, there should be some good views of the Tennessee River Gorge along […]
Tuesday, November 14 — Sitton Gulch Trail to Hemlock Falls, about 3.5 miles, 400-500’ el. gain, easy/ moderate. This trail at the bottom of Cloudland Canyon follows a beautiful and rambunctious creek upstream to a bridge over an unnamed yet quite respectable waterfall. It gets slighted because it is downstream of not one but two immense waterfalls. […]
Saturday, December 16 — Franklin State Forest South Rim loop, 6.3 miles, moderate, 662’ el. gain. This hike west of South Pittsburg takes us through a hardwood forest to a southeastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau, overlooking coves and eaten out by gulches. For carpooling/caravanning, meet at 8:30 am ET at the parking lot just after LaQuinta Inn, […]
Tuesday, February 13 — Goforth Creek Trail and Scenic Spur Trail, 4 miles or so, moderate, out-and-back. Goforth Creek is a crazy little whitewater creek that jumps over huge boulders before it settles down for 50 feet and flows quietly into the Ocoee River. We’ll walk along this creek for a little way to admire the […]
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 […]
Saturday, April 13 — Booker T. Washington State Park Trails, 6.2-7.4 miles, moderate. This park is near Harrison and Chattanooga TN. There are three loop trails that meander all over the state park, with very nice views of Chickamauga Lake along with several optimally placed benches (where the trip leader is guaranteed to sit). We will […]