Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. We’ll hike about 5.5 moderate miles. Bring (electrolytes) water. Bring lunch or option to eat lunch (Wraps, Nachos and Sandwiches) at the Sauced Frog/Hopyard Brewery. Don’t forget tick/bug spray and sunscreen. Persons 18 and over, members and non-members welcome. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Carpool gas fee is $5. Depart 8:00 am CDST from Landers Crossing formerly the Crossville Outlet Mall SW parking lot. For more information and to register for the hike contact Cheryl Heckler at (931) 200-7436 or email to thehecklers@charter.net.
Joint hike with Upper Cumberland Chapter. Short Hike: 4 mi moderate in/out total. Long Hike: 8 mi total moderate sometimes strenuous to Breakaway Bluff and back. Don’t forget tick/bug spray and sunscreen. Bring water (electrolytes), lunch and snacks. Persons 18 and over, members and non-members welcome. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Depart 8:00 am central from the SW parking lot of Landers Crossing (formerlytheOutletMall) next door to Bucce’s. Carpool gas cost $5.
7 miles. Moderately difficult for terrain and length.
Our loop will include segments of the Chestnut Mountain Ranch and Polly Branch Falls trails. We’ll enjoy unique winter views of waterfalls and cascades and other natural features. Bring plenty of snacks, water, and a lunch for the trail. We’ could encounter muddy sections and creek crossings so plan accordingly. Register with Mark for details updates.
CANCELLED BECAUSE OF TRAIL CONDITIONS. Long Hunter State Park’s Volunteer Trail. 4 mile loop. Moderate difficulty. Join us on the beautiful Long Hunter State Park’s Volunteer Trail. We will do the 4-mile Day Loop section of the Volunteer trail. This takes us along a natural surface wooded trail and follows the Percy Priest Lake shoreline for part of the hike. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, and hiking poles are recommended. The trail is mostly flat but expect slight inclines, natural rock steps and roots occasionally along the trail. Carpool leaves Glenbrook Kroger, 1010 Glenbrook Way, parking lot at 9 a.m., or meet us at the trailhead parking lot for the Volunteer Trail at 10 a.m. Please call if you are meeting at the trailhead. Important to note, this trailhead is at 1600 Bakers Grove Road, Hermitage, TN, and is not accessible from the main Long Hunter State Park office area. Contact Jenny at mrzfitz@gmail.com or text/call 615-517-8185 with questions.
3.5 miles. Easy. Paved. Meet a the Gallatin Civic Center outer parking lot, 210 Albert Gallatin Av, at 10:30 a.m. We will walk from the Civic Center into Triple Creek Park (.85m), then follow the park’s perimeter loop trail (1.80m) and return to the Civic Center (.85m). Mostly flat with one gentle uphill section. Restrooms at the Civic Center. Lunch to follow in downtown Gallatin if you so desire. Contact Donna at 925-759-0518 or John at 925-759-0517.
Thompson’s Station’s Preservation Park was purchased and opened to the public in 2015. Currently the park has only dirt/gravel/mowed grass trails that lead into and through the park and a small gravel parking area at 1600 Thompson’s Station Road West.
In the Summer/Fall of 2016, the Town completed a portion of the Greenway Trail from Tollgate Village past the Community Gardens and Nutro Dog Park to the edge of Preservation Park. The Greenway Trail will extend through Preservation Park to the parking lot with a TAP Grant the Town was awarded from the State of Tennessee.
Natural surface trails were constructed throughout the park to provide hiking opportunities, specifically the Battlefield and Depot Trails. Please see map on the Preservation Park website for more information about the trails in Preservation Park.
We will meet at the Preservation Park parking lot located at 1600 Thompson’s Station Road West, Thompson’s Station at 9:00 a.m. Lunch after the hike (3.5 miles moderate with some ascent/descent).
Hike Leader: Jane Coffey – jecoffey0644@gmail.com/615.516.6551
