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Bell's Bend easy hike

Oct 2008 26
Sun 1:00 PM
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Estimated attendance
 29  people attended.
4.00 4.0012

Who organized?
Dave D

Joint hike with Team Green! Join old friends and new for an easy afternoon hike along the Bell's Bend trails. Be sure to bring water and your camera. Your dog on a leash is welcomed!

Meet at the parking lot/trailhead entrance at 1:00 PM. Note that the entrance to the trails is before you get to the nature center off Old Hickory Blvd.

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  • Sylvia
    Posted Oct 29, 2008 2:15 PM
    Sylvia
    Michele, it was the Google Maps written directions that got me lost. If I had gone by the illustration, which I forgot to bring, I would have gotten there OK. J wrote: "Even my GPS took me a little off course on the way there." See?! See?! There *was* a trickster god at work! Probably Coyote, it sounds like his speed. Or, maybe aliens with a twisted sense of humor... something.
  • Michele
    Posted Oct 27, 2008 5:21 PM
    Michele
    Thanks Sylvia ... I think I'll trade mapquest in for google maps from here on out!!
  • Sylvia
    Posted Oct 26, 2008 6:31 PM
    Sylvia
    Michele, my Google Map directions sent me the same way as the ones you had and I got lost as well. If I hadn't come across someone out in his yard who was able to steer me around in the right direction, I would have also missed the hike (I almost did). I felt silly when I followed someone back out at the end of the hike and saw how simple it had really been without the extra eastward jaunt on Hydes Ferry.
  • Michele
    Posted Oct 26, 2008 4:05 PM
    Michele
    Sorry I missed the hike! I should have checked the posts sooner. My mapquest directions said Briley Pkwy to Exit 24 then merge onto Hydes Ferry then left onto Old Hickory Blvd. Needless to say I got super lost and I'm not familiar with that area. Please don't black list me for not showing! :) I'll be more careful about directions next time.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Dave D
    Posted Oct 22, 2008 8:14 AM
    Dave D
    Assistant Organizer
    Susan, not unless you want to swim across the Cumberland. :-) Best bet is to take Ashland City Hwy to OHB and south. Here's a map: http://maps.google.com/maps...
  • Susan
    Posted Oct 21, 2008 11:12 PM
    Susan
    What's the best way to get to Bell' s Bend from Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood? Is it a straight shoot down Old Hickory Blvd?
  • Dave D
    Posted Oct 21, 2008 9:32 AM
    Dave D
    Assistant Organizer
    Lisa, should be in the 2.5 mile range.
  • Posted Oct 20, 2008 2:17 PM
    Lisa A
    How long is this hike? Lisa A

Who attended?

  • 29 attendees
    • “ It was an easy hike. This group had the energy for another lap. ”
    • “ I would have preferred a little longer of a trail. ”
    • “ This was a very enjoyable hike. A few hills to make us huff and puff, pleasant scenery in a location which makes one forget that the city is just a short distance away, and great companionship. Let's do it again soon!! ”
    • “ Only thing that didn't make this a 5-star hike was it was too short. ”
    • “ Less than 2 1/2 miles thru open field on mostly gravel road, part of it along the Cumberland River. ”
    • “ The company was as fun as always, but personally I didn't care for the trail itself because I prefer to hike in a woodland area, under a canopy of trees. <=== Purely subjective opinion. I'm in it for the photography as well as the hiking, and overgrown pasture doesn't do much for my Muse. Maybe I was spoiled by the diverse wealth of photo ops on the Narrows of Harpeth hike yesterday. ”
    • “ The hike was different and interesting. The company was great. ”
    • Karyn (+1 guest)
    • hem
    • Lee Davenport (+1 guest)