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Tellico Village Hiking Club 2021 Schedule Tellico Village Hiking Club 2021 Schedule This document was produced in December 2020 and may change. For the latest information check Tell-E- Gram emails or the TellicoLife Event Calendar. You can sign up for our emails at the TellicoLife website, tellicolife.org. If you need assistance in signing up, contact the club at [email protected]. 1) Jan. 8, 2021 (Fri.) Old Sugarlands/Twin Creeks/Gatlinburg Trail 1 ½ hour drive time 10 miles, rated Moderate Bev Hawkins 865-406-0297 [email protected] 2) Jan. 27, 2021 (Wed.) Frozen Head State Park Observation Tower 8 miles, Rated Moderate 1 hour drive time John Winn 865-824-6200 [email protected] 3) Feb. 12, 2021 (Fri.) Lumber Ridge/Spruce Flats Falls 7 miles. rated Moderate 1 hour drive time Carlene LaScola 865 458-3379 [email protected] 4) Feb. 24, 2021 (Wed.) Honey Creek Trail Big South Fork 5 miles, rated Difficult 2 hour drive time Ken Van Swearingen 815-245-0247 [email protected] 5) Mar. 12, 2021 (Fri.) Lilly Bluff 6 miles, rated Moderate 1 ½ hour drive time Thom Lewis 248-762-7053 [email protected] 6) Mar. 24, 2021 (Wed.) East Lakeshore Trail (Actual Trail Section To Be Determined) 5 miles, rated Easy 1/2 hour drive time Bob Kutschera 865-356-1086 [email protected] 7) Apr 9. 2021 (Wed.) Rainbow Falls/Bull Head Trail 5.6 miles rated Difficult for Rainbow Falls or 13 miles, rated Difficult for both 1 ¾ hrs drive time Tom Gibbons 312-316-6929 [email protected] 8) Apr. 28, 2021 (Wed.) Ramsey Cascades 8 miles, rated Difficult 2 hour drive time Sue & Bob Lehmann 734 497-7226 [email protected] (Sue) [email protected] (Bob) 9) May 14, 2021 (Fri.) Porters Creek 7.2 miles, rated Moderate 2 hour drive time Tom Ringenbach 865-201-9014 [email protected] 10) May 26, 2021 (Wed.) Bob Stratton Bald/Hangover Lead 6 miles, Moderate, to Bob Stratton Bald or 12 miles, Difficult, to Hangover Lead 1 1/4 hour drive time John Winn 865-824-6200 [email protected] 11) June 11, 2021 (Fri.) Abrams Falls From Abrams Ranger Station 11 miles, rated Difficult 1 hour drive time Dolly Garnett 865-556-5014 [email protected] Tellico Village Hiking Club 2021 Schedule. (Page 2) 12) June 24 2021 (Thurs.) Gregory Bald 11 miles, rated Difficult 1 ¾ hour drive time Garry Lucas 662-588-0543 [email protected] 13) July 9, 2021 (Fri.) Charlie’s Bunion 8 miles, rated Moderate 1 ¾ hour drive time Bev Hawkins 865-406-0297 [email protected] 14) July 28, 2021 (Wed.) Snow Falls/Buzzard Point 11.8 miles, rated Moderate 1 hour drive time George Zola 614-937-0767 [email protected] 15) Aug. 13, 2021 (Fri) Fontana Dam to Shuckstack Tower 10.5 miles, rated Difficult 1 ½ hour drive time Bob Stewart 865-224-1778 [email protected] 16) Aug. 25, 2021 (Wed.) Brushy Mountain 11.8 miles, rated Difficult 2 hour drive time Tom Ringenbach 865-201-9014 [email protected] 17) Sep. 10, 2021 (Fri.) Schoolhouse Gap Loop 9.5 miles, rated Moderate 1 ¼ hour drive time Terry Nyenhuis 865-206-9476 [email protected] 18) Sep. 22, 2021 (Wed.) Cloudland Canyon 8 miles, rated Difficult 1 3/4 hour drive time Dolly Garnett 865-556-5014 [email protected] 19) Oct. 8, 2021 (Fri.) Virgin Falls from Lost Creek 8.4 miles, rated Difficult 1 ¾ hour drive time George Zola 614-937-0767 [email protected] 20) Oct. 27, 2021 (Wed.) Mt. LeConte via Boulevard & Alum Cave (shuttle) 13.1 miles, rated Difficult 2 hour drive time Ken Van Swearingen 815-245-0247 [email protected] 21) Nov. 5, 2021 (Fri.) Rich Mountain (Loop) 8 miles, rated Moderate 1 ½ hour drive time Mark Kester 201-248-7001 [email protected] 22) Nov. 17, 2021 (Wed.) Laurel Falls to Metcalf Bottoms (Shuttle) 7 miles, rated Moderate 1 ½ hour drive time Garry Lucas 662-588-0543 [email protected] 23) Dec 3. 2021 (Fri.) Chestnut Top 8.6 miles, rated Moderate 1 hour drive time Bob Stewart 865-224-1778 [email protected] .
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