Events and Fundraisers

Volunteer party is a wild success

June 10, 2014

The Wild Trails volunteer party was a great success, in spite of the brief rain that blew through. In fact, it even led to a pretty awesome double rainbow! About […]

Wild Trails volunteer party @ The Crash Pad, Thursday, June 5

June 4, 2014

If you\’ve volunteered for Wild Trails, please make sure you attend the Wild Trails volunteer party! This public shout-out is your invitation — and your \”thank-you!\” You are the key […]

Thunder Rock 100 photos + A runner talks about his DNF

June 2, 2014

Photos are now available on Flickr! On May 16-17, 2014 in the Cherokee National Forest, David Martin had the opportunity to capture images of some amazing athletes. And yes, the athletes […]

Inaugural Thunder Rock 100 wraps up; plus a race report from 2nd place

May 20, 2014

The first edition of the Thunder Rock 100, part of the Wild Trails Race Series, wrapped up successfully this weekend. Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Ryan Smith of Boulder, […]

RootsRated Pint Night raises money for local non-profits

April 18, 2014

RootsRated kicked off The Insider\’s Guide Tour on Wednesday to great success. The proceeds benefited three of our local conservancies: Lula Lake Land Trust, Southeastern Climbers Coalition, and SORBA. With about […]

Scenic City Trail Marathon named a top-50 destination race

April 16, 2014

If you were to run one event in every state, what would you pick? Our answer just got a little easier: The FlipKey blog just named the Scenic City Trail […]

Southeast Youth Corps, Wild Trails highlighted in Times Free Press

April 4, 2014

Chattanooga Times Free Press columnist David Cook recognized the work of the Southeast Youth Corps this week, in a piece called \”How to Build a Trail.\” It\’s a metaphor for […]

The Flying Squirrel hosts Wild Trails Night, Tuesday 3/27

March 21, 2014

This coming Tuesday, March 27, The Flying Squirrel will host a fundraiser/social night for Wild Trails. 10% of sales go to Wild Trails\’ efforts at trail maintenance and expansion. Come […]

How to finish your first 100-mile trail race

February 2, 2014

At noon on May 16, runners will take their first steps of the first-annual Thunder Rock 100 Mile Trail Race.  If it\’s your first 100-mile trail race, you\’ll need to prepare […]

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 […]