About us
This is a hiking and adventure group connecting young professionals to get outside and adventure together. It's part of the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organization in the U.S. We have monthly hikes across Middle Tennessee, as well as monthly Trails and Ales - short hikes in the Nashville area followed by a trip to a local brewery. There is no cost to join, and the hikes and adventures are free.
Upcoming events
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Fiery Gizzard Hike
Fiery Gizzard, 71 Fiery Gizzard Rd, Tracy City, TN, USSpaces are limited. You must register here to save your spot!
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001WsDDeIANThis iconic hike on the southern Cumberland Plateau never gets old!
Join the Sierra Club MidTN Group to explore Fiery Gizzard, consistently ranked among the leading hikes in the southeast. Expect tumbling waterfalls, 400-year-old hemlock, and fascinating geologic formations.
This will be a challenging 4-mile hike, leaving at 10 a.m. from the Fiery Gizzard North Trailhead outside Tracy City. We’ll combine the Grundy Day Loop and Sycamore Falls Loop trails, dropping off the plateau to experience the cascades and incredible diversity of flora in these mixed mesophytic forests.
Bring along a packed lunch to have on the trail, and your swimsuit in case conditions are good for a dip at Sycamore Falls. Boots required and poles if you need them. Children age 12 and up are welcome with an accompanying guardian.
Carpooling may be possible from the Nashville area. Please note your interest when you register. We’ve only got 15 spots so get on board now!
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Burch Reserve Birding Hike
Burch Reserve, 7300 TN-100, Nashville, TN, USYou must preregister here to receive instructions about where to meet.,
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001liVuIIAUJoin master birder Melinda Welton on the Warner Park’s Burch Reserve Trail. We’re starting early for a slow stroll of the fields and deciduous woods on the lower portions of the Burch in hopes of spying the last of our migrating visitors and our beautiful permanent residents.
The lower elevations of the Burch contain remnants of old homesites and have been maintained to include grasslands, a few small ponds, and a wetland area that serves as an important watering hole for wildlife and habitat for amphibians. Recent ice storm damage opened the forest edges and has added more avian brush habitat.
You never know what you’ll see and hear on the trails, but we stand a better chance of spotting birds in the company of wildlife biologist Melinda Welton.
Melinda has been involved in bird conservation since overseeing the reintroduction of bald eagles and peregrine falcons in North Carolina in the 1980s. Her work has taken her from the mountains of Northeast Tennessee to Central America, identifying lands essential to bird migration. The cerulean warbler has inspired much of her work. Currently she is a board member of TennGreen Land Conservancy, co-chair of the Conservation Committee for the Tennessee Ornithological Society, co-founder of Bird Safe Nashville, and she serves on the Purple Martin Task Force.
Suitable for children age 12 and up. No dogs allowed on this trail.
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Past events
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