A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, joint hike with East Tennessee TTA chapter, Rock Creek Gorge section of Cumberland Trail, moderate to strenuous 8.8 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, west half of Gahuti Loop, easy to moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. behind closed Wendy’s on Ringgold Road just off I-75 exit 1; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); March 16, Prentice Cooper State Forest, Snoopers Rock to Natural Bridge and back, moderately strenuous 6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Red Bank Food City; call McElhone); March 19, Signal Mountain MS/HS to Mushroom Rock and Middle Creek and back, 4.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City at foot of Signal Mountain; call Kathy Daniels at 931-265-1661); March 23, Lower Leggett Road trailhead to Retro Hughes Road trailhead, 7.5 miles, staging vehicles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call John Politte at 304-8327).
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Saturday, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and April 13, 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.
» Try Archery: Wednesdays in 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: March 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: March 18, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
» Mountain to Town bike adventure: March 21, 1-4 p.m., beginner-friendly Guild Trail to Tennessee Riverwalk in St. Elmo and on into downtown; ages 12-up; shuttle, instruction and guides (& bike, too, if needed) provided by Outdoor Chattanooga; $25. Pre-registration required at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Flipper’s Bend Trail Race: March 23, 10 a.m., Flipper’s Bend trailhead on Signal Mountain; half marathon $50 ($60 race day), 5-mile option $30 ($40), part of Wild Trails Race Series; postrun party included in fee. See wildtrails.org.