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Still Hollow Trail Race: Saturday, Enterprise South Nature Park, 7:30 a.m., half marathon & 10k; online registration through today, race-day signups at site. See wildtrails.org.
Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Assn. hikes:
Saturday, Savage Falls in Savage Gulf area, easy 2.9 miles with option for loop hike off the main trail (meet at 8:30 a.m. by ballfields on Durham Street in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Little Cedar Mountain, 4-5 miles (meet at parking lot at Brown’s Ferry Road exit, near road on drugstore side; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); Aug. 10, North Chick Creek trailhead to Cooper Creek & back, moderately strenuous 8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy Walmart, north of gas pumps; call John Politte at 304-8327); Aug. 13, Pioneer Trail & Pioneer short loop, easy 5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Appleton); Aug. 17, Grundy Forest/Sycamore Falls combination loop, intermediate 3.6 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Tammy Hendrick at 315-949-8187).
Mountain to Town bike adventure: Saturday, 9 a.m.noon, beginner-friendly Guild Trail to Tennessee Riverwalk in St. Elmo and on into downtown; ages 12-up (with adult); shuttle, instruction & guides (& bike, too, if needed) provided by Outdoor Chattanooga; $25. Pre-registration required at info@outdoor chattanooga.com or 643-6888.
Cloudland Canyon Star Party: Saturday & Sept. 7, 8-10 p.m., near the park’s disc golf course; conducted by Barnard Astronomical Society; chance to see the night sky through telescopes & binoculars available free, with experts to identify constellations, etc.; parking fee $5; if there’s a possibility of rain, call 941-5443420 after 6 the night of the scheduled event.
Chattanooga Grotto Club meeting: Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; promotes caving adventures; free, open to public.
Adult Archers & Aces:
Tuesdays in August, noon-1:30 p.m., indoors at Outdoor Chattanooga center, Coolidge Park; ages 30-older, free, no reservations or experience necessary, sessions include games & socializing; equipment & instruction provided.
Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Wednesdays, 6-7 & 7-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park, end of swimming beach by first boat ramp; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. See www.outdoor chattanooga.com.
Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@ epbfi.com or 413-7033.
Paddle Smart Chattanooga safety class: Aug. 13, 6-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park; led by Outdoor Chattanooga for people with their own boats & equipment but wanting instruction in flatwater paddling; $10; youth 10up OK with adult; pre-registration required at 643-6888.
Full moon kayak lake tour:
Aug. 16, 8-10:30 p.m.; for ages 14-up (youth accompanied by adult), guided, leisurely paced, equipment provided; $35, online pre-registration required. Call 643-6888.
Family Funday at Greenway Farm: Aug. 18, 4-7 p.m., canoeing ($25), hiking (free) & archery (free) at the Hixson park; ages 5-up. Email info@outdoor chattanooga.com or call 6436888.
Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: Aug. 19, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
Tennessee River Gorge sunset kayak tour: Aug. 22, 6:30-9:30 p.m., from TVA boat ramp off Raccoon Mountain Road; guided & beginner-friendly; equipment & shuttle provided; $50, required in advance at tnrivergorgetrust.ticketspice.com