Patreon October/November Featured Hikes – Zone 7 (Eastern Mountains) & Zone 8 (Southeast & Gulf States)

Zone 7

Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri)

Missouri

PC Allen Gathman, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Whispering Pine – North and South

10.2 mile loop; 1,011ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; rocks; stream; Hawn State Park

Whispering Pine – North and South Trail Guide

Arkansas

PC april95013, All Rights Reserved

Earthquake Ridge Trail Upper Loop

2.1 mile lollipop loop; 318ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; rocks; Ouachita National Forest

Earthquake Ridge Trail Upper Loop Guide

Kentucky

PC Mike Oswald, CC BY-SA 2.0

Sal Hollow & Buffalo Creek Loop

10.8 mile loop; 863ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; creek; waterfall; Mammoth Cave National Park

Sal Hollow & Buffalo Creek Loop Trail Guide

Tennessee

PC Alan Cressler, All Rights Reserved

Starr Mountain Road Loop

11.6 mile lollipop loop; 977ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; stream; rocks; views; Lost Corral Recreation Area

Starr Mountain Road Loop Trail Guide

Zone 8

Southeast & Gulf states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana)

Louisiana

PC fuzzy_dunlop_nola, All Rights Reserved

Northlake Nature Center South Loop

2.1 mile lollipop loop; 26ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest; swamp; boardwalks; wildlife; Fontainebleau State Park

Northlake Nature Center South Loop Trail Guide

Mississippi

PC Dave Reed, All Rights Reserved

Possum Walk Trail

6.3 miles out & back; 55ft. elevation gain; Easy

Swamp; wildlife; river; Stennis Space Center

Possum Walk Trail Guide

Alabama

PC Melissa Johnson, CC BY 2.0

Cheaha Mountain

7.5 miles out & back; 1,272ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

State high point; views; forest; rocks; Cheaha State Park

Cheaha Mountain Trail Guide

Florida

PC Katja Schulz, CC BY 2.0

Kolokee Loop Trail

4.8 mile lollipop loop; 87ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest; river; Little Big Econ State Forest

Kolokee Loop Trail Guide