Sara and I wanted to hike on a non rainy Sunday so she planned an exploratory hike and brought Wayne, Jan, Jay and Beth to Franklin State Forest. I met them at the trailhead for the CCC Lake and Tom Pack Falls. There was some muddy trail and some tricky creek crossings, but the sunshine more than made up for that. I never could find Tom Pack Falls, and the trail blazing system is confusing, so we explored. We had a map that helped a little (very little) We were on a loop trail that we couldn't find the rest of the loop, saw flagging that went nowhere? But did see 4 wheelers.
The views along the bluff were beautiful.
We did an out and back and then drove to the Sherwood Forest segment of South Cumberland State Park. Thanks to Marietta for directions to the trail. There is a big gravel parking lot and a nice kiosk. The trail is well marked, even the flagging on the unfinished trail was easy to follow. The State Forest folks should ask for some advise on maps and trail blazing from the State Park folks. :) The views from the overlooks on the trail are breathtaking. There's a natural bridge with a stream flowing under it, you can walk across or go around. We found a Ranger working on the trail. He was doing a great job but wasn't able to recruit any of us to help him.
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