* Chattanooga Ducks Unlimited annual banquet: Today, 6 p.m., Stratton Hall; side activities include live & silent auctions, raffles & games; tickets include 1-year DU membership & cost $50 for single, $60 for couple, $15 for youth, available at the door. Call Ross Malone at 322-3108.
* Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association. hikes: Saturday, Booker T. Washington State Park, moderate 4 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at Target parking lot on Hwy. 153; call Jean Smith at 596-9681); Sept. 26, Sitton’s Gulch, bottom of Cloudland Canyon, moderate 4 miles ($5 parking fee; meet at 8 a.m. at Food City parking lot in Red Bank; call Donna Pyers at 352-812-4845); Sept. 30, Retro Hughes Road to Immodium Falls & back, slightly strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Boodie Fox at 842-1178); Oct. 3, Signal Mountain MS/HS Blue loop, including Mushroom Rock, moderate 5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City lot in Red Bank; call Kathy Daniels at 931-265-1661); Oct. 7, Chickamauga Battlefield, moderate 7 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City lot in Red Bank; call Trish Appleton at 240-3443.)
* Sunset strolls to Sunset Point: Saturdays through November, 5-9 p.m., Cloudland Canyon State Park; meet at West Rim access parking lot, fee $5. ranger-guided, start times vary with time of sunset (check for specifics at visitor center). Call 706-657-4050.
* Beginner mountain bike rides: Sundays through November, 9 a.m., Cloudland Canyon State Park; ages 13 to adult, bikes available for rental from visitor center, helmets required, $10-$15. Call 706-657-4050.
* Adaptive cycling program: Monday, 5:30 p.m., from Hubert Fry Center at Tennessee Riverpark; sponsored by SPARC & city of Chattanooga therapeutic recreation division; recumbent 3-wheelers, hand cycles & tandem bikes available; free but pre-registration required through Jerry at jhightower@ctiengr.com or 596-5268 or Elaine at adams_e@chattanooga.gov or 697-1345. Also, volunteers email got2runrunrun@yahoo.com