Nashville Area Hikes???

“I just found out my brother-in-law will be working in Nashville, TN for 4 or 5 months. I'd love to run down there and do a quick 1 or 2 nighter.

Anybody have any good suggestions on great places to go? I know GSMNP is only about 3 or 4 hours away but if there's anything closer that'd be better.”

“Mammoth Cave NP is a little closer, so is Savage Gulf.”

“bridgestone/firestone wilderness area near Sparta, Tn

good day hike is Radnor Lake if you do all the trails combined

Long Hunter has a easy overnighter..6 miles in to a primitive campsite along the lake”

“Montgomery Bell SP has a loop. Walkin dude said it was a nice weekend getaway.”

“Come on down, thriftyhiker!
Join the SE TT gang on one of our backpacks.
Great bunch of TTers!”

“South Cumberland State Park has the best backpacking opportunities that are close to Nashville, with Savage Gulf and the Fiery Gizzard.”

“i'm startin to lean towards mammoth or something north of Nashville...i'll be coming from Indiana so it might be better to just meet him somewhere”

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“whats the matter won't your wife let you to far off the leash ;)”

“LOL, yes, but no i was thinking the less the drive time the more the hike time”

“from Nashville SCRA is only 1.5-2 hours depending on where you want to hike. There are a couple of smaller parks in town such as Radnor Lake and The Percy Warner Parks, as well as Longhunter SP.”

“right on brotha SCSRA is the best around fo sho!

Proposed to my lady on a TT trip there!”

“that might actually be doable...it's about a 4.5 hour drive from Indy to Nashville, i could do that friday night and then head out sat morning”

“Savage Gulf baby! Awesome area to hike.”

“the firey gizzard is my favorite hike down there. It's linear, so you need to arrange a shuttle.”

“Radnor lake is full of Brentwood housewives walking their pure bred $1000 dogs. Longhunter is disgusting due to Percy Priest lake garbage runoff. Savage Gulf rules. Also, Big South Fork is an option. A little further than Savage Gulf, but 6 times more trails. Plus BSF has the Cumberland River which offers rafting and canoeing options. Plus you don't have to hide your whiskey like you do at state parks.

I dunno about Mammoth Cave. I didn't think there was much hiking around there, above ground at least. It always seemed pretty flat whenever I drove past it. Central KY tends to be pretty flat in general.”

“Mammoth has about 70 miles of hiking trails.”

“I would recommend Big SOuth Fork, Fall Creek Falls, Red River Gorge or South Cumberland Rec area.”

“Fall Creek Falls is ok, although very RV camper type. BTW...if you go to FCF...beware the upper loop. It has been neglected for many years and is in bad shape. The lower loop is better, with much more to see and do.”

“this looks like a cool hike...anybody done it?

http://www.montesano.com/hikeweb/svgulf.htm”

“Yes, thats a nice hike, especially in the summer....great swimming hole at greeter falls.”

“Excellent choice, Thrifity!

I was there in January and everything was awesome. Greeter falls was rockin!”

“just say no to montgomery bell..”