The Oak Ridger
The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club and Oak Ridge-based Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning are sponsoring a hike in the New River Valley, along the New River then tributary Lick Creek, this Saturday, July 24.
The outing, guided by Tim Bigelow, will include a climb to the top of the ridge and hike out to the Lick Creek overlook for views of the New River valley and surrounding mountains, according to a TCWP news release. The eight-mile hike is rated as moderate.
Hikers can join a caravan or carpool from Oak Ridge to the Norma Road trailhead of the Cumberland Trail in the New River valley. Meet to carpool or caravan at 8 a.m. at Golds Gym/Books-a-Million parking lot along Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge, on the end near Salsarita’s restaurant.