Wild Ones Members
Little Cedar Mountain Small Wild Area
Tennessee Valley Wild Ones members are invited to participate in a spring hike at Little Cedar Mountain Small Wild Area with Zack Irick.
Hike details:
We will be hiking through rocky, mossy, partly wooded cedar/mixed woods and limestone glade with many rock formations. We will see many of the earliest flowers of the season such as hepatica, violets, toothworts, harbinger of spring, bloodroot, twinleaf, spring beauty, waterleaf, trillium, phacelia, wood sorrel, wild phlox, trout lily, crow poison, hepatica, false rue anemone, smooth rockcress, redbud, plum and mushrooms. See new growth on shrubs especially the golden St John's wort, plus ferns and sedums. Many, many others will be poking through but not yet blooming.
Rating: Easy to Moderate
Distance: 4.2 + miles, approximately 2.5 -3 hours
Meet up will be at 09:45 EST at the trailhead. Plan for a 30 - 45 minute drivetime from Chattanooga. Directions to the meeting location will be emailed to registrants in the week preceding the hike.
Masks will be required as well as social distancing precautions.
Bring snack/water, wear appropriate shoes for hiking and a change of shoes for afterward, if desired. A hiking pole/stick to maneuver the rocks would be good. Lunch will be on your own after hiking.
Limit: 10 participants.
This program is free and open to Tennessee Valley Chapter Wild Ones members, including family.