A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Wild turkey hunting season: Saturday-Sunday for ages 6-16, March 30-May 12 (shotgun/archery) for others in Tennessee, 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset; Saturday through May 15 in Georgia.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Lower Leggett Road trailhead to Retro Hughes Road trailhead, 7.5 miles, staging vehicles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Tuesday, Lookout Mountain kiddie trail to Craven's House, led by battlefield historian Jim Ogden, moderate 4 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Red Bank Food City or 9 a.m. at Reflection Riding (call Trish Appleton at 240-3443 or Sue Christensen at 580-5595); March 30, Lower Leggett Road connector loop, 6.4 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy ballfields park next to Soddy Creek; call Politte); April 2, Big Soddy Creek to bridge & back, easy to moderate 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call Gloria Nelson at 645-9008); April 6, Heiss Mountain Road trailhead to Retro Hughes Road trailhead, moderately strenuous 9.7 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; vehicle staging required; call Politte).
» Flipper's Bend Trail Race: Saturday, 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.
» Adaptive cycling program: April 8 & 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.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: April 11, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: 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.