Sewanee Perimeter Trail

 

Sara Pollard led hikers on the Perimeter Trail in Sewanee. It was a cool and beautiful morning to start the hike at the Memorial Cross to Bridal Veil Falls. There was only a trickle of water at the falls. We returned to the cross on the Proctor Hall trail. It was a fun challenge climbing through the boulder in the middle of the trail. Everyone agreed this was a more scenic route back. We enjoyed lunch afterwards at the Mountain Goat Market in Monteagle. Hikers were Jay Brain, Stacey Hbshire, Lacee Lanier, Cynthia Meinerding, and Sara Pollard. 

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Sewanee Loop - Joe

Joe Cambell led a hike on the Sewanee Loop. We hiked on the Cheston Trail to the Perimeter Trail to Memorial Cross, take Tennessee Williams trail (visit Apostles Chapel) to University Avenue, (visit All Saints Chapel), take Abbo’s Alley (visit the Labyrinth) to South Carolina Ave, to Clara’s Point Rd, back on the Cheston Trail to the parking lot. 

Hikers include Sara Pollard, Jean Breuer, Nancy Juodenas, Gloria Dale Williams, Wendy Fish, Cindy Watson, Joan Hartvigsen, Peggy Harris, Judy Fries, Jim Barritt, & Ben Faught

Sewanee Perimeter Trail

We had 9 hikers on the Sewanee Perimeter Trail Saturday . We hiked from Lake Cheston, past Clara’s Point, Elliott Point and enjoyed lunch at the forestry cabin. Coming back we passed KA Point and took the Water Tower trail back to Lake Cheston. The morning was chilly, but we warmed up fast. It was the perfect day for a hike. We were going to hike 14 miles, but it was decided to shorten it to almost 9 miles.  Hikers were Anna Lina Buckley, Wendy Fish, Taylor Gregory, Joan Hartvigsen, Marsha Medford, Jeanne Nachard, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, and Cheryl Smith.

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail Memorial Cross to Bridal Veil Falls - Sara

We had 12 hikers on the Sewanee Perimeter Trail hike from the Memorial Cross to Bridal Veil Falls. The weather was nice with a cool breeze starting out. There was just a trickle of water at the falls, but we expected it since it hasn't rained a lot lately. Just before we got back to the trailhead, there was a large timber rattler snake right on the trail. Needless to say, we took a short detour off the trail to avoid upsetting the snake. 

We had a hiker from as far away as Memphis and some new folks who have never hiked with TTA. Hikers were Jim Barritt, Jay Brain, Charlotte Cain, Tom Davis, Joe Gonzalez, Susan Gonzalez, Gregg Hargett, Joan Hartvigsen, Judy Heim, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, and Linda Red from the Memphis chapter. 

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail - Sara

We had seven hikers on the Shakerag Hollow trail on the Perimeter Trail in Sewanee. Rain was in the forecast but it moved out by the time we started our hike. The trail was a little muddy and slippery but not too bad. We saw beautiful waterfalls and an abundance of wildflowers. We hiked to Roark Cove Road from the trailhead on Highway 41A for an "out and back". On the way to the parking lot, we stopped off to enjoy the view from Piney Point. \

Hikers were Joe Gonzalez, Susan Gonzalez, Al Goss, Debbie Goss, Joan Hartvigsen, Lora Mc Bride and hike leader Sara Pollard. 

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail - Sara

We had 11 hikers on the Sewanee Perimeter Trail. We parked at Lake Cheston and road walked past a farm and enjoyed seeing all the friendly goats before getting to the Water Tower trailhead. We then hiked the Water Tower Trail to the Perimeter Trail where we enjoyed a break at the forestry cabin. Then off the Perimeter Trail we took the Dick Cove Trail to start the steep and rocky trail to Solomon's Temple. The entrance to the cave actually looks like temple columns. 

The weather was nice and we hiked around 10.5 miles. Started the hike at 9:00 am CT and came off the trail around 3:30 pm CT. This was a multi chapter hike with the Highland Rim and Scenic City chapter.s Hikers were Jim Barritt, Joan Hartvigsen, Tammy Hendrick, Mark Hubbard, Peggy Nunley, Rosanna Oldsson, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, Georganne Ross, Jan Safavi, and Cynthia Skidmore.

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail - Sara

Hiked 10.5 miles on the Sewanee Perimeter Trail today. Started at the Roark’s Cove Road trailhead and hiked to Dotson Point and back. Marietta led us on a Fire Lane trail back to our vehicles. Took breaks at the forestry cabin with an awesome view. Started out chilly but worth perfect day for a hike. Hikers were Joan Hartvigsen, Scott Pittman, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, Martina Terrazas, and Ruth Wells.

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail - Sara

We had 6 hikers who hiked the Sewanee Perimeter Trail April 20. We met at the University gates to start our hike into Shakerag Hollow in search of wildflowers. We hiked to Piney Point first and had beautiful views or Roark's Cove. Then on to Shakerag Hollow where we saw lots of wildflowers with Marietta Poteet's help identifying them. We took the Beckwith's Point trail back along the golf course and had lunch at Beckwith's Point. Then we took a short side trip to see Xanadu, an abandoned house on the University property with beautiful views. It was perfect weather for a hike! Hikers were Jay Brain, Anita Hardy, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, Bryan Rippy and Miranda Rippy. 

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