Outdoors
The latest Outdoors coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
More in Outdoors, page 57
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White Oak Mountain Trail System expanding to add Hamilton County’s first downhill mountain bike gravity trails
Southern Adventist University has been working quietly to grow its expansive trail network to include the county's first downhill mountain bike gravity trails in a win for riders who have long awaited nearby options.

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Fresh Air Calendar: April 18-24
Find out what's going on in the Chattanooga area's outdoors scene.

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Dayton, Tenn. fisherman wins Major League Fishing tournament on hometown Chickamauga Lake
Local angler Andy Morgan defeated the world's top 80 anglers to win the fourth leg of the inaugural Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour in his hometown of Dayton, Tenn, nearly setting a tournament one-day record of 80 pounds on the final day.

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Decorated climber Ronnie Dickson passionate about helping others
Ronnie Dickson stares up at the obstacles in front of him and knows for certain where there is a will, there is a way.

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Area sports notes: John Gilpin, Renee Jackson win Chickamauga Chase 15k
John Gilpin of Chattanooga won the Chickamauga Chase 15-kilometer race Saturday morning in the national battlefield park.

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Area sports notes: Ole Miss coaches visiting Chattanooga on Monday
The University of Mississippi football and basketball head coaches - Matt Luke, Kermit Davis and Yolett McPhee-McCuin - will be part of the BancorpSouth Rebel Road Trip stop Monday morning in Chattanooga at the Acropolis Mediterranean Grill near Hamilton Place mall.

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Hamilton County creating first comprehensive master plan for its parks system
Hamilton County is in the midst of creating a master plan for its parks system, marking the first comprehensive overview as leaders look to get increased public input and open more funding opportunities to plan for the future of public space in the Chattanooga area.

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Area sports notes: Buddy Gross 10th in Cherokee Lake tournament
Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Georgia, had the 10th best first round Thursday in the FLW Tour event on Cherokee Lake in East Tennessee, with a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 9 ounces.

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50th running of Chickamauga Chase features unique prizes this Saturday, benefits park system
More than a thousand runners and walkers will loop around the Chickamauga Battlefield Saturday morning for the 50th edition of the Chattanooga Track Club's Chickamauga Chase benefiting the historic Civil War site.

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Ironman Foundation will give Walker County $160,000 grant over five years for new fire hydrants
The Ironman Foundation is giving the Walker County local government $160,000 to purchase new fire hydrants.
