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Take a hike (for a good cause) 🥾

It’s time to hike, paddle, climb, trail run, or mountain bike your way through the Tennessee outdoors.

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This month-long competition supports the protection of Tennessee’s lands and waters, where people and nature can thrive.

Photo provided by TennGreen Land Conservancy

What’s your outdoor jam, NOOGA? The hills, water, forests, and mountainsides are calling — and TennGreen Land Conservancy’s Hike-a-Thon is here to answer.

Registration is open for this free, month-long event that kicks off Saturday, April 1 and is open for all levels of hikers, paddlers, climbers, trail runners, and mountain bikers. Through this fundraising event, you register online and then get outside to compete against other individuals and teams for the chance to win awesome prizes. The best part: no vigorous activity or expertise is required. You decide how you want to participate.

Proceeds benefit TennGreen Land Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit that protects, cares for, and connects people with Tennessee’s natural world.

In addition to protecting more than 5,000 acres of forests and open spaces in Tennessee in 2022 alone, the nonprofit also:

  • Expanded Fall Creek Falls State Park by more than 2,000 acres
  • Expanded the Fiery Gizzard Trail in South Cumberland State Park
  • Permanently protected more than 1,000 acres of forested wildlife habitat near Sewanee

Get outside for a good cause.*

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