Where will Tennessee hikers be heading out this weekend?
* Monteagle: Rangers at South Cumberland State Park near Monteagle will lead a night hike on the Meadow Trail tonight at 7 CST and a winter tree identification hike at 2 p.m. Sunday (all times Central).
Participants in tonight’s hike should meet in the Visitor Center parking lot for this easy 2-mile round trip to hear the differences in the park after dark. Sunday visitors should meet at 2 p.m. at the Stone Door Ranger Station for a short hike to learn about the trees of the Cumberland Plateau forest.
Also this weekend at South Cumberland is an atlatl demonstration at 1 p.m. CST Saturday. Participants should meet at Stone Door Ranger Station to learn these spear-throwing techniques. For more information, visit www.friendsofscsra.org/activities.htm.
* Tracy City: The Soddy-Daisy Chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association plans a joint hike with the Murfreesboro chapter on the Fiery Gizzard Trail starting in Tracy City. For details, e-mail l.smith@tencate.com or call hike leader Lora Smith at 423-554-3386. For future hikes, visit www.tennessetrails.org/soddydaisy.php.
* Greeneville: Tennessee Wild, which is dedicated to protecting the Cherokee National Forest, will continue its series of free hikes Saturday with a 7-mile hike through Turkey Pen Cove in the Sampson Mountain Wilderness, just east of Greeneville. All Tennessee Wild hikes are free. Registration is required, as space is limited. To register, e-mail jeff@safc.org or call Jeff Hunter at 423-322-7866. For more information, visit http://tnwild.org.