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 (Bike Maintenance 202), Feb. 14 (Search & Rescue, ropes), Feb. 21 (Search & Rescue, dogs & drones) & Feb. 28 (Fishing Secrets), 6:30-8 p.m., OC center, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, reservations not needed. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Heiss Mountain Road to Little Possum Creek bridge & back, moderately strenuous 7.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Tuesday, Piney River Trail from Newby Branch Forest Camp to Spider’s Den & back, moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Feb. 16, Laurel Falls at Dayton, moderately strenuous 7 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Feb. 19, makeup hike in lower part of Reflection Riding with historian Jim Ogden (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or 9 a.m. at Reflection Riding; call Appleton).
» Basic orienteering instruction: Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Enterprise South Nature Park; free; learn how to read a topographic map & use a map compass; maps & compasses provided; space limited, so call 893-3500 to register.
» 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.
» Camping, Polar Bear Style: Feb. 23-24, 1 p.m.-10 a.m., Enterprise South Nature Park; guided hike included; ages 8-up; $20 for family or group of 4, $5 for extra person, maximum in group 6; pre-registration & payment required. Call ranger Kylee Saunders at 710-0274.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: March 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.
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: 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.