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MONTHLY MEETINGS: (Except January) Meet 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park's Wilderness Station, 401 Volunteer Road, Murfreesboro


Saturday, May 16, 2020

Soddy Daisy Cumberland trail - Sara


We had 8 hikers on our joint hike with the Plateau chapter Saturday, May 16 on a section of the Cumberland Trail. Because of TTA asking us not to set up shuttle hikes, our plan to hike the Soddy Gorge section changed. 

We met TTA members in Soddy Daisy's public park on Back Valley Road right off of Highway 111. The hike started out on a 2 mile gravel access trail to meet the Cumberland Trail. We turned left on the Cumberland Trail and went to the Big Soddy Creek bridge and then had lunch at the smaller bridge further down. We turned around and were going to the Board Creek campsite, but it was hot and humid and hikers were ready to get off the trail. The exact mileage is uncertain but it was around 7.5 miles total. We saw lots of wildflowers and beautiful mountain laurel. Hikers from Murfreesboro were Sara Pollard, Jay Brain, Jan Safavi. Deb Westervelt of the Plateau Chapter led the hike and others were Rhonda, George, Norm and a gentleman who's name I don't remember. 

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