A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Tennessee River Gorge sunset kayak tour: Thursday & Aug. 22, 6:30-9:30 p.m., from TVA boat ramp off Raccoon Mountain Road; guided & beginner-friendly; equipment & shuttle provided; $50, required in advance at tnrivergorge trust.ticketspice.com
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Ocoee area, Rock Creek Trail to Dry Pond Lead & back to Hwy. 64 across from Thunder Rock Campground, moderate 7 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Ooltewah; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Enterprise South, 3-4 miles (meet at parking lot below ES visitors center; call Jean Smith at 596-7681); Aug. 3, Savage Falls in Savage Gulf area, easy 2.9 miles with option for loop hike off the main trail (meet at 8:30 a.m. by ballfields on Durham Street in Soddy-Daisy; call McElhone); Aug. 6, Little Cedar Mountain, 4-5 miles (meet at parking lot at Brown’s Ferry Road exit, near road on drugstore side; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Aug. 10, North Chick Creek trailhead to Cooper Creek & back, moderately strenuous 8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy Walmart, north of gas pumps; call John Politte at 304-8327); Aug. 13, Pioneer Trail & Pioneer short loop, easy 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Appleton).
» Lula Lake open gate days: Saturday, admittance 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, admittance noon-3:30 p.m;$15; space limited, so reservations required. See www.LulaLake.org.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Wednesdays, 6-7 & 7-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park, end of swimming beach by first boat ramp; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. See www.outdoor chattanooga.com.
» Still Hollow Trail Race: Aug. 3, Enterprise South Nature Park, 7:30 a.m., half marathon & 10k; online registration till Aug. 1, then race-day signups at site. See wildtrails.org.
» Chattanooga Grotto Club meeting: Aug. 5, 7-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; promotes caving adventures; free, open to public.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Full moon kayak lake tour: Aug. 16, 8-10:30 p.m.; for ages 14-up (youth accompanied by adult), guided, leisurely paced, equipment provided; $35, online pre-registration required. Call 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Aug. 19, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
» Wild Trails 200 Mile Club: Encourages improved fitness; cover 200 miles in three months under one’s own power, whether by running, biking, swimming, paddling, walking or other aerobic activities. Anyone interested can start at any time by registering at wildtrails.org/200-mile-club and recording his or her progress there. Getting to 200 makes one a member, and the membership card secures discounts at a variety of places. Club activities include a campout, barbecue and 15k/5k trail races every three months at Lula Lake Land Trust.