» Introduction to mountain biking: Today, April 20 & May 18, 6-8 p.m., Greenway Farm; instruction presented by Outdoor Chattanooga; appropriate for ages 10-up, $10 per class, advance registration & payment required; mountain bikes available at no extra charge. Email info@outdoor chattanooga or call 643-6888.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Today, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Mountain to Town bike adventure: Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, beginner-friendly Guild Trail to Tennessee Riverwalk in St. Elmo and on into downtown; ages 12-up; shuttle & instruction (& mountain bike, too, if needed) provided by Outdoor Chattanooga; $25. Pre-registration required at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Prentice Cooper State Forest, Signal Mountain MS/HS to Middle Creek & back, moderate 5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City parking lot in Red Bank; call Kathy Daniels at 931-265-1661); April 21, Chickamauga Battlefield, west side, easy 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or at 9:30 at park visitors center lower parking lot; call Gloria Nelson at 645-9008); April 24, Stinging Fork Pocket Wilderness at Spring City, easy to moderate 3-4 miles, can stay on bluff or hike into gorge for waterfall (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Trish Appleton at 240-3443); April 28, Cloudland Canyon’s Sitton Gulch, moderate 5 miles ($5 parking fee at the park; meet at 9 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Ed or Donna Pyers at 344-9271).
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Monday, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park.
» New Cumberland Trail hiking series: Through Dec. 1, 12 moderately strenuous Friday or Saturday guided hikes, 4-7 miles each, resume April 27, May 11, June 8 (free); April 27 5-mile guided hike starts at 10 a.m. Participants earn credit toward 50-miler award from Cumberland Trail Conference.
» Full moon kayak paddle: April 28, 7:30-10 p.m., Chickamauga Lake; led by Outdoor Chattanooga; appropriate for adults & ages 14-up accompanied by adult; $35, covers equipment & lights; pre-registration required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» 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.