| Friends Hiking
Clubs
100-Miler Hiking Club
&
I Hiked ‘Em All Club
Sponsored by
Friends of South Cumberland State Recreation Area
Have you hiked all the
maintained trails in the South Cumberland State Recreation
Area (SCSRA)? Or have you hiked your favorite trails at
SCSRA so many times that you have done more than 100 miles
of hiking there?
If so, you qualify for the “100-Miler” or the “I Hiked ’Em
All ” Hiking Clubs, sponsored by the Friends of SCSRA.
Qualifying hikers will receive a certificate of membership
in the club, two trail map bandannas, and one year’s
membership in the Friends of the South Cumberland State
Recreation Area.
The
South Cumberland trails explore rims, gorges, and forests
from near Beersheba Springs in the north to Lost Cove in the
south. The Savage Gulf & Stone Door Trails map details the
extensive system of trails and landmarks including Greeter
Falls, Great Stone Door, Savage Falls, Suter Falls, and
Horsepound Falls, which are supervised by the Stone Door and
the Savage Ranger Stations. The Fiery Gizzard & Buggytop
Trails map includes the Visitor Center on Highway 41 near
Tracy City, the Grundy Forest area, Raven Point, Little
Gizzard Creek and Foster Falls o n one side; and the Buggytop
Trail and Lost Cove Cave in Carter State Natural Area
between Sewanee and Sherwood on Highway 56 on the reverse side.
Help to Plan Your Hikes
To help you plan your hikes, we’ve prepared a list of 14 day
hikes that cover the 81 miles of hiking trails at South
Cumberland in just under 120 miles.
Those trails are listed in this Excel file you can download
and are
described in this PDF document you can download.
Savage Gulf Ranger George Shinn has agreed to advise and
mentor the project. Shinn or members of the SCSRA board
reserve the right to interview hikers about their
experiences on specific trails, and look forward to hearing
details about favorite and worst hikes, anecdotes, hiking
companions, and personal incidences that hikers would enjoy
sharing.
Write us at this email address if you have questions.
How To
Join
To
apply for membership in either of these hiking clubs, submit
your name, address, a copy of your trail list with dates
each trail was hiked, and a check or money order for $25,
payable to Friends of the SCSRA, to Friends of South
Cumberland State Park, 11745 US 41, Monteagle, TN
37356-7609.
Happy Trails! |
