A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Thursday, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Wild turkey hunting season: Through May 12 (shotgun/archery) in Tennessee, 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset; through May 15 in Georgia.
» Chickamauga Chase: Saturday, 8:30 a.m., Chickamauga battlefield, includes 8-mile trail race ($42) as well as 15k ($42) & 5k ($37) road races; 2-mile walk at 8:32 ($15), Kiddie K at 8:35 ($13); 2,000 maximum total entrants. See www.chattanoogatrackclub.org
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Frozen Head State Park, Spicewood Branch Trail, moderately strenuous 7.2 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Cloudland Canyon Sitton Gulf, moderate 5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Ed or Donna Pyers at 344-9271); April 20, Roaring Creek to Gilbreath Branch & back, moderately strenuous 9.2 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call McElhone); April 23, Ritchie Hollow Trail, easy to moderate 4 miles, beginning at Pot Point Cabin (meet at Walmart parking lot on Signal Mountain Road, where it borders the old railroad tracks; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517 or 240-3443).
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Saturday, 1-4 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Mountain to Town bike adventure: Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., beginner-friendly Guild Trail to Tennessee Riverwalk in St. Elmo and on into downtown; ages 10-up; shuttle, instruction & guides (& bike, too, if needed) provided by Outdoor Chattanooga; $25. Pre-registration required at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Monday, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
» Adaptive cycling program: April 22, 6-8 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.