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Trails and Trillium Hike Leaders

Jim Poeteet writes; "I am putting together the program of hikes for this year's Trails and Trillium event, to be be held the weekend of April 20-22, at the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly.

As you know, Trails and Trilliums now benefits the Friends of South Cumberland, and most of the hikes will be in the State Park, although we will also visit some of our old favorites, such as the delightful Shakerag Hollow Trail at Sewanee.

You are receiving this email because you have either helped out with hikes at previous Trails and Trilliums events, or have expressed an interest in doing so this year. Please respond to this email and let me know if you are available to help, if you would be able to serve either as a hike leader, a hike helper, or in a support role (registering hikers, dispatching transportation, etc.) We've included a list of the tentative hikes below, so please indicate your hike preference. If you have another trail that you would like to see included, indicate that as well.

Also, if you have a friend that might be interested in helping with the hikes, or with the Trails and Trilliums event in general, let me know.

Thanks ... Jim  jimpoteet@blomand.net

Tentative 2012 Hike Schedule:

            Saturday Hikes, Morning and Afternoon sessions. Transportation to be provided from/to MSSA.
            (* means will probably be offered in both sessions)

•                         *Shakerag
•                         *MSSA Northbluff Nature Trail
•                         Fiery Gizzard to Sycamore Falls
•                         Grundy Forest Day Loop
•                         Grundy Lakes
•                         Foster Falls Climber's Loop

            Sunday Hikes (No Transportation provided, meet at trail head.)

•                         Collins Gulf
•                         Fiery Gizzard to Raven's Point
•                         Buggy Top Cave
•                         Shakerag

Savage Gulf Marathon

Volunteers needed to help with the Savage Gulf Marathon March 17 at the Stone Door. We need people 7-8:30 AM to register runners and others late in the day to serve them supper. Contact Ty Burnette at burnette@blomand.net before March 9 for more information.

This event is coordinated by the Tennessee Park Ranger Association and proceeds go towards the Scholarship Fund, providing Tennessee State Park Rangers with access to quality training opportunities not otherwise available. The Friends of South Cumberland are assisting with the event

The inaugural Savage Gulf Marathon route will begin and end at the Stone Door Ranger Station. Runners will begin along the Big Creek Rim Trail before descending into the gorge through the Great Stone Door. After running up the Collins Gulf, and around the rim, the route will once again drop into the gorge on the Stagecoach Road Historic Trail. A run up Big Creek to Alum Gap brings the runner out of the gorge one more time before the final connection along the Laurel Trail back to Stone Door Road to reach 26.2 miles at the finish line.

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