A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com:
» Outdoor Chattanooga winter workshops: Today (Map/Compass), Jan. 31 (Bike Maintenance 101), 6:30-8 p.m., OC center, Coolidge Park; more classroom-based sessions Thursdays through Feb. 28; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Flippers Bend, moderately strenuous 8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy Walmart; call John Politte at 304-8327); Tuesday, lower trails at Reflection Riding with Civil War commentary from Chickamauga Park historian Jim Ogden (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or 9 a.m. at Reflection Riding; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Feb. 2, Retro Hughes Road to Rock Creek bridge & back, moderately strenuous 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Feb. 5, John Muir Trail from Childers Creek trailhead to picnic area & back, easy 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Ooltewah; call Appleton); Feb. 9, Heiss Mountain Road to Little Possum Creek bridge & back, moderately strenuous 7.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Politte).
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Saturday & Feb. 16 & March 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Interscholastic Climbing League: Feb. 2, High Point Riverside; last of six 2018-19 meets for grades 6-12. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Hiking Club meeting: Feb. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., REI Chattanooga; free, open to public.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Feb. 5, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center at Southern Adventist University; $2 cash for pool use; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Try Archery: Wednesdays in February & March, 3:30-6 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; ages 6-up, free, no experience or reservations necessary. For more information email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Feb. 18, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.