On Saturday March 10th Nancy Juodenas, and Amy Sutton from the Nashville
chapter and Lora McBride from Soddy-Daisy, hiked the Hidden Passage
Trail at Pickett State Park in Jamestown TN. It was a gorgeous day with
cobalt skies and temperatures just perfect for hiking. All the creeks
and falls had plentiful amounts of water in them and were a sight to
behold, especially the spectacular Double Falls. To get to Double Falls
we took a short 1 mile side trail. On the way we had to ford ice cold
Thompson Creek. Our feet were bone numbing cold half-way across. But
oh! the rush of warm blood back into the toes felt so good when we
reached the other side. Lunch was enjoyed on sunny Thompson Overlook
where we soaked up the sun's energy for the last half of the loop back
to the parking area. The total hiking distance was 10 miles with the
side trip to Double Falls. This mileage was a little confusing to us
since all the descriptions said that Hidden Passage was 10 miles. After
clearing it up with the rangers we realized that this mileage includes
the 2 mile roundtrip to Double Falls. A note for future hikes; there is
also another 2 mile roundtrip side trail to an old railroad tunnel.
This would be doable in the summer with the longer daylight hours. All
in all it was a fabulous day for a hike!
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