half-day hike

Tuesday, February 22 — Lookout Mountain Bluff Trail from Ochs Gateway to Sunset Rock. Wonderful cliffs, great winter views, funky boulders here and there. Please register with hike leader Trish Appleton, Appleton-p2@comcast.net or text 423-240-3443.Meet at Food City at 3801 Tennessee Ave, St. Elmo, at 8:30 am.

Tuesday, February 1 — Greeter Falls Loop and Alum Gap, 3.2 miles, moderate. Great views, two waterfalls, cliffs above and below, beautiful area! Please register with Earl Helmer, (770) 877-0600 or e_helmer@epbfi.com. Meet at the parking lot off Durham St, Soddy Daisy, at 8:30 am. 

Tuesday, January 4 — Fall Creek Falls State Park: Gilbert Gaul Loop Trail, 4.1 – 4.5 miles, easy-moderate. A very peaceful hike through the woods and along part of Fall Creek Falls Lake, with good views of the lake. We will also take the Woodland Trail a short distance to the swinging bridge overlooking the Caney Creek cascades. (We cannot go to this park without seeing some falling water.) Please register with hike leader Tom McElhone, 805-208-4654 or sarmitta@yahoo.com Meet 8:30 at the parking lot by the ballfields off Durham St in Soddy Daisy.

Tuesday, October 5 — Jim Ogden will lead an historical narrated hike at Chickamauga Battlefield. The hike will be easy and less than 5 miles. Jim is the historian at the Battlefield and has done a number of presentations for us in the past. Those who were there know that Jim never fails to make it a very special experience. We will meet at 8:30am at the parking lot in the field below the Visitor’s Center. Please register with hike leader Trish Appleton, 423-240-3443 or appleton-p2@comcast.net.