Community Outreach

Friends of Cloudland Canyon benefits from Wild Trails gift

January 26, 2014

Wild Trails recently donated $500 to Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park from the proceeds of the 2013 Lookout Mountain 50 Mile Trail Race. Tom Pounds, President of FOCCSP, wrote […]

Wild Trails and Chattanooga on Operation:Ultra podcast

January 24, 2014

Randy Whorton, director of Wild Trails, was invited to discuss Chattanooga\’s trails, the running community, the boom of ultrarunning, and his role in developing some of the nation\’s most highly […]

Chattanooga Amongst 4 Cities Designated Runner Friendly

December 18, 2013

From Road Runners club of America, \”Chattanooga, TN has also been designated the 2013 Outstanding Runner Friendly Community.  The RRCA will honor Chattanooga, TN with a commemorative award at the […]

Great Turnout for Lookout 50K Group Run

November 17, 2013

Yesterday, a great group gathered to run the first 22 miles of the Lookout 50 yesterday. We had an awesome turnout, with runners from Knoxville, Nashville and Atlanta. 41 in […]

Grant Application Form

October 21, 2013

In order to demonstrate our commitment to grassroots efforts to promote the use, expansion, and protection of trails in greater Chattanooga, beginning in 2011 Wild Trails began distributing grants over […]

The Day I Became Mountain Biker- Scottie\’s Hills

October 16, 2013

Sourced from Scottie\’s Hills About 6 months ago, I hauled my 17 year old green steel Trek up Signal Mountain in my 4runner, and pointed the zero-suspension, hybrid tires equipped […]

The Day I Became Mountain Biker- Scottie\’s Hills

October 16, 2013

Sourced from Scottie\’s Hills About 6 months ago, I hauled my 17 year old green steel Trek up Signal Mountain in my 4runner, and pointed the zero-suspension, hybrid tires equipped […]

Stringer\’s Ridge Stairs

September 23, 2013

Wild Trails awarded a grant to Stringer\’s Ridge (city of Chattanooga) in the form of material and labor to build two really cool sets of stairs on either side of […]

Stringer\’s Ridge Stairs

September 23, 2013

Wild Trails awarded a grant to Stringer\’s Ridge (city of Chattanooga) in the form of material and labor to build two really cool sets of stairs on either side of […]

What Is Wild Trails

September 22, 2013

Wild Trails mission statement: Encourage and promote healthy and active lifestyle through trail running and other forms of outdoor recreation and advocate to protect/preserve land (natural spaces) used for such […]