Window Cliffs State Natural Area

We had 6 hikers on the 6.0-mile hike at the Window Cliffs State Natural Area near Cookeville.  It's an out and back to the "windows" with 9 creeks to cross so 18 altogether. Two of the creeks were dry but on a hot day it felt good to wade through the water. After the last crossing we turned left and hiked down parallel of the creek to get a better and closer view of the falls. Then we continued on to the end and enjoyed a break and our lunch. On the way back we encountered a small rattlesnake and a black snake in the water at one of the creek crossings. It was humid but still are great day for a hike. Hikers were Jim Barritt, Chris Hoffman,  Lora McBride, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet and Georganne Ross.

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Window Cliffs State Natural Area

Sara Pollard led 8 hikers on the 5 mile round trip to Window Cliffs. It was hot, but the cool stream crossings felt good. Everyone made the 18 crossings without falling in! We met several other hikers on the trail and one hardy trail runner. The abundance of wildflowers were beautiful. There's even an electric charging station in the trailhead parking lot now. Hikers were Jim Barritt, Jay Brain, Joan Hartvigsen, Cheryl Heckler, Lora McBride, Sara Pollard, Marietta Poteet, and J. C. Saunders. 

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Window Cliffs SNA

We had 10 hikers on the 5.5 hike at the Window Cliffs State Natural Area. We started our hike at 10:00 am with hikers coming from Crossville, Oak Ridge, Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Huntsville Alabama.  Walking through the 18 creek crossings actually felt good on this hot day. We had lunch at #9 crossing before we started the climb up to the Cliffs. We saw lots of wildflowers and mountain laurel. Hikers were: Jim Barritt, Sally Bennett, Mary Buckner, Martina Contreras, Kristi DuBois, Jan Lyons, Scott Pittman, Sara Pollard, Georganne Ross, and Bryan Tauchen. 

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Burgess Falls / Window Cliffs - Michael

Burgess Falls Trail and Window Cliffs hikes today. Total of 7.3 miles with the Tennessee Trails Crew. Little warm but had 18 creek crossings. Two crossing were dry and had a good breeze most of the day. First time for me to hike up to the window cliffs. Great treat to see the natural cliffs and had excellent trail company. Even Ranger Randy joined us to tell us about nature on the hike. Learned a bunch today about TN trails and about the two hike trails today.

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Window Cliffs State Natural Area - Tony

Saturday June 15 we had a great trip to Window Cliffs State Natural Area. The 5.5 mile hike was complete with 18 creek crossings...some pretty deep, some low, some dry but we all got wet.

It was a great crowd and a great hike.

Window Cliff SNA - Sara

There were four of us who hiked the 5.5 mile trail at the Window Cliff State Natural Area near Cookeville. It took us 4 hours to hike this short trail due to the 18 creek crossings. It actually felt good to get our feet wet and helped us to stay cool on the hike. We had lunch on top of the cliff with beautiful views and stopped by to see a beautiful waterfall as well. Hikers were Sara Pollard, Jan Safavi, Marietta Poteet (Highland Rim chapter) and Woody Pillow (Nashville chapter).

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Window Cliffs - Tony

Finally completed a Window Cliffs hike with the Tennessee Trails Association. Nice weather, and a very nice hike.Window Cliffs is located in Baxter, Tennessee next to Burgess Falls State Park. It is 2.75 miles back to the Cliffs and then 2.75 miles back out. You have to cross 9 creeks twice for a total of 18 creek crossings. All of them are provided with cables to help keep your balance.

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