Promoting the development and enjoyment of Tennessee trails.
Laurel Falls, Bryan Overlook, and beyond, moderate/strenuous, 6-7 miles. Wecan hope that by this time of the year, Laurel Creek has a decent amount of water and the trees are acting like it’s autumn. This waterfall has a spectacular collection of giant boulders at its base. We’ll continue up the trail, ascend through a crack […]
McGinnis Trail, about 4.2 miles, easy/moderate. This hike will begin in Fairfield Glade, TN, about 1.5 hours from Soddy and in Central Time. In 2021 we did a 3-mile hike from FairfieldGlade and it seemed everyone liked it, so we will try a different trail in the same area. Perhaps the leaves will be putting […]
6.9 mile loop, moderate. Our hike starts at the Lookout Tower trailhead at the far end of Big Cove Campground in Frozen Head State Park. This wide trail ascends gradually up the south flank of Bird Mountain until it reaches one of Bird Mountain’s distinct ridges. Here we make a sharp left onto the easier […]
Virgin Falls, difficult, 8.7 miles. This is a truly gorgeous falls that supports the claim that Tennessee is hollow. A creek comes out of a cave, takes a spectacular flying leap over a sharp precipice and then plunges down into a big hole, never to be seen again. In addition to this star of the […]