TNPS/WOMT Wildflower Hike at Shakerag Hollow
Online/Virtual
TNPS/Middle TN Wild Ones - Field Trip 2019
Shakerag Hollow, Sewanee, Franklin County TN
April 6, 2019 (Sat.) 10:00 am CENTRAL Time
Meet at University of the South Entrance Gates
Leader: Dennis Horn 931-461-0262 [email protected]
Description: This is a joint hike with the Tennessee Native Plant Society and our Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter. Shakerag Hollow ranks as one of the top locations for early spring ephemerals in Middle TN. It contains a beautiful mature forest located within the Domain of the University of the South. Numerous scenic features include tall rock faces, caves, waterfalls, and mountain streams. The trail has a continuous display of wildflowers. Among the many plants we should see include Trillium grandiflorum and T. sulcatum, trout lilies, ramps, Dutchman’s breeches, celandine poppy, dwarf larkspur, purple phacelia, and early saxifrage. The sandstone escarpment often has halberd-leaf violet (V. hastate) and Sweet White violet (V. blanda), shrub yellowroot, and shining club moss. Midway through the hike, if we’re lucky, we may find the showy spotted mandarin (Prosartes maculate) with its creamy-white flowers dotted with maroon specks.
Directions: Leave I-24 at exit 134 in Monteagle. Take US 41-A toward Sewanee. Continue 3.7 miles to the University gates. The parking area is on the right just past the St. Andrews school entrance. (35.210034, - 85.898113).
Hike about 2 miles, excellent trail of moderate difficulty, with elevation change ca. 400 ft. Nearest facilities are in Monteagle. Bring trail lunch, water, and camera. A car shuttle is required. A liability waiver may be required.