Outdoor Recreation
Oct. 23 (Sun)
HIKING @ Stone Door, South Cumberland State Park, TN
Cost: 聽 $26 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Sign-up by: Fri, Oct. 14 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Pre-Trip Meeting: 聽 Tue, Oct. 18 at 5 PM
South Cumberland is home of the Great Stone Door, awesome overlooks, and wonderful waterfalls. 聽 We will be hiking about 10 miles of trails, rated easy to moderate. 聽 Spend a day at one of the best parks in Tennessee. 聽With any luck we will see lots of fall colors. 聽 Estimated trip duration: 聽 7 AM -聙聯 8 PM.
Oct. 28-29 (Fri. – Sat.)
CAMPING and HIKING @ Standing Stone State Park, TN
Cost: 聽 $45 聽 聽 聽 Sign-up by: 聽 Fri, Oct. 21 聽 聽 Pre-Trip Meeting: 聽 Tue, Oct. 25 at 6 PM
We will camp Friday night, and then spend part of Saturday hiking the 5-mile Bryan-聙聶s Fork Lake Trail. 聽 The trail, rated -聙聹moderate-聙聺, follows the lake at times, and also goes up a ridge to a nice overlook. 聽 The fall colors could be pretty spectacular! 聽 聽We can also drive to Burgess Falls State Park on the way back to VU and see 3 impressive waterfalls in just 1.5 miles of hiking. 聽Estimated trip duration: 6 PM Fri -聙聯 7 PM Sat.
Oct. 30 聽 (Sun)
TRAIL BUILDING @ Beaman Park, Nashville, TN
Cost: 聽* FREE * 聽 Sign-up by: 聽 Fri, Oct. 21 Pre-Trip Meeting: 聽 Tue, Oct. 25 at 5 PM
Beaman Park is a relatively new park in Nashville that is being developed as a more natural park, rather than a -聙聹ball field park-聙聺. 聽 This time we will help build a trail that will loop back to the Nature Center from the boardwalk. 聽 Experienced trail volunteers and equipment will be provided to help us. 聽 Lunch is also provided, and hiking afterward is an option. 聽Estimated trip duration: 聽 12 PM -聙聯 6 PM.
Nov. 5 (Sat)
CANOEING (& optional BIKING) @ Green River, KY
Cost: 聽$36 聽 聽 聽 Sign-up by: 聽 Fri, Oct. 28 Pre-Trip Meeting: 聽 Tue, Nov. 1 at 6 PM
The Green River floats right through Mammoth Cave National Park! 聽 We will canoe a 6.5 mile stretch of the deep river (great for beginners). 聽 The scenic river is surrounded by wooded hills and some exposed bluffs and caves. 聽 The fall colors should be impressive. 聽 If you have a bike suitable for dirt roads, you are welcome to bring it to ride the one way (mostly downhill) shuttle. 聽 Estimated trip duration: 聽 7 AM -聙聯 8 PM.
Nov. 6 (Sun)
HIKING @ Radnor Lake State Natural Area, TN
Cost: 聽 $3 Sign-up by: Fri, Oct. 28 Pre-Trip Meeting: 聽 Tue, Nov. 1 at 5 PM
This is your chance for an afternoon break in the woods! 聽 Radnor Lake is a nice State Natural Area that is surprisingly within Nashville! 聽 Plan on hiking about 3 hours: up and down the wooded ridges and around the lake. 聽 Total hiking distance is 4-5 miles. 聽 Estimated trip duration: 聽 1 PM -聙聯 5 PM.
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To sign up for a trip, come to the Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC), located on 2600 Children’s Way, kind of behind the Student 聽Rec. Center, and pay a deposit or the full amount of the trip. 聽 The ORC accepts cash, check, and the Vanderbilt Commodore Card. 聽 For more info on trips, workshops, and equipment rentals, check out the web at .
Outdoor Recreation Hours:
Mon and Fri 12 noon – 6 p.m.
Tue, Wed, and Thu 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
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