Hike: Join us for lunch at the Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club Cabin and Optional Hike to Torry Ridge - Tuesday, November 10th (Note date change!)
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Join us for a chili lunch to celebrate the 2026 hiking year, Nov 10th at 1:00 pm. The hike to the cabin is an easy hike (a little more than 1/2 mile) in from the White Rock Falls Parking Area (mp 18.5 on the parkway). We will be preparing chili (vegetarian) to share and have a volunteer bringing meat/venison chili . Optional: bring a dish to share. We will have water and some beer/wine to share. You are welcome to bring your own refreshments.
Optional Hike at Torry Ridge at 9:30 am: We will meet at Slacks Overlook (mp 20 on the parkway). We will hike out and back along Torry Ridge to the Rock Slide. This is a 6-mile moderate ridge hike (total elevation change is 730 ft). After the hike - we will drive back down to the White Rock Falls Parking Lot (1.5 miles north), and hike (1/2 mile) to the Cabin.
Read all of the details below before signing up.
Note: The hike to Torry Ridge Hike is a moderate hike. No dogs except service dogs are permitted on this group hike.
If you would like to join this hike or lunch, you can sign up below or send a quick email to hiking@wtgsportingclub.org
Note: Open to WSC members. Each member can bring a guest.
Cabin Hike and Chili Lunch - Tuesday, November 10th at 1:00 pm
Meet for Torry Ridge Hike at 9:30 am: Slacks Overlook Parking, here. (Driving Distance: 16.5 miles from Stoney Creek).
Meet for Lunch at 1:00 pm: White Rock Falls Parking Area, here. (Driving Distance: 15 miles from Stoney Creek).
Torry Ridge Trail Hike: Bring: Daypacks, water and a snack,
TATC Cabin Trail Description: Directly across the Parkway is the unmarked access trail to the cabin. Just over half a mile in length, the trail soon widens out to become an old roadway. After descending a bit, away from the Parkway, the route is easy to follow and mostly level. About half way to the cabin (as you pass by some huge boulders on the uphill side of the trail) you leave National Forest land and are on club property.
About the TATC Cabin: The cabin was built by club members in 1982. It is a large primitive open stone cabin with a loft. There is no running water or electricity. There is a spring for water, and a well-maintained outhouse. To rent the cabin, you must be a TATC member and attend an orientation weekend at the cabin. For more information, see Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club - Cabin
Questions? Email hiking@wtgsportingclub.org.
