ELSEWHERE AROUND THE REGION
Note: Comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear are recommended. Most outings are long enough to call for toting water and snacks. Some of the work sessions include a meal. For specifics, view the state-by-state guide on the National Trails Day link at www.americanhiking.org. GEORGIA
■ Chatsworth/Dalton: The USDA Forest Service needs equestrians to help with maintenance and construction of a multi-use trail system, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, email jeromebennett@fs.fed.us or call 706-695-6736.
■ Rising Fawn: Cloudland Canyon State Park and its Friends organization will spend time in trail maintenance, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Officials also will recognize the completion of the Overlook Extension Trail. Participants receive a Georgia State Park annual pass. Phone: 706-6574050. Email: cloudland_ canyon_park@dnr.state. us. Website: http://gastate parks.org/cloudland canyon. TENNESSEE
■ Crossville: Cumberland Mountain State Park, in conjunction with the Plateau Chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association, will offer hiking, birding, trail exhibits, workshops and wildlife photography 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. CDT. Trails range from an easy 1-mile to a moderate 8-mile. Advance registration is requested through TTA at 931-456-6437 or thehecklers@charter. net or through the park at 931-484-6138 or monica. johnson@tn.gov. For more information, visit http:// tn.gov/environment/parks/ CumberlandMtn.
■ Etowah: Southern Appalachian Back Country Horsemen will offer trail maintenance and construction 9 a.m.-2 p.m. starting at a day-use area off Spring Creek Road, accessible from Highway 411, 5 miles south of Etowah. Phone: 423-3376194. Email: jfgmhorse@ gmail.com
■ Pikeville: Friends of Fall Creek Falls State Park will offer a moderate, 4.5-mile, ranger-led hike on the Gilbert Gaul Loop Trail and the new Link Trail along the lake 9 a.m.-1 p.m. CDT. Phone: 423881-5708. Email: Stuart. Carroll@tn.gov.
■ Tellico Plains: Tennessee Wild and the U.S. Forest Service will offer a snorkel trip in the biologically rich Citico Creek near the Citico Creek Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $20 fee for wetsuit, mask and snorkel rental. Registration required: 423322-7866, jeff@wildsouth. org. For more information: www.meetup.com/Tennessee
■ Tullahoma: The Highland Rim Chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association will celebrate with two hikes, one at 9 a.m. and the other at 10 a.m. Terrain is hazardous in a few places. Phone: 931-9620811. Email: jhartvigs@
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Winchester: Tims Ford State Park will offer a hike of the new Lost Creek Overlook Trail, which features two of the state’s longest suspension bridges and views of the Tims Ford Reservoir. The 2.6-mile round trip, set for 9:30-11 a.m., is rated moderately strenuous. Phone: 931962-1184. Email: joshua. kuykendall@tn.gov.