Sherman Reservation Trail
0.91-mile out-and-back hike in Tennessee with 314 ft of elevation gain.
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 496 ft
- climb
- 1,015 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Sherman Reservation Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists an alert for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
Use Caution When Hiking Bluff Trail on Lookout Mountain
Park alert covering Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · NPS · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
As of · Source: NPS · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Sherman Reservation Trail
Best months: February–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
51° / 32°
11 wet
Feb
56° / 36°
10 wet
Mar
64° / 42°
11 wet
Apr
74° / 50°
10 wet
May
81° / 59°
11 wet
Jun
88° / 67°
11 wet
Jul
90° / 71°
12 wet
Aug
90° / 70°
10 wet
Sep
84° / 64°
8 wet
Oct
74° / 51°
8 wet
Nov
62° / 40°
9 wet
Dec
53° / 35°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chattanooga Lovell Ap, TN, 3.3 mi away at 671 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sherman Reservation Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Tennessee, managed by the National Park Service. The trail is about 0.9 miles long, and the round trip covers roughly 1.8 miles with a total elevation gain of about 496 feet, from a low of about 867 feet to a high of about 1,015 feet. The steepest part of the route comes within the first tenth of a mile, with a grade of about 16 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Chattanooga show October highs around 74°F with lows near 51°F, and April is similar at about 74°F by day and 50°F at night. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. The hike takes about an hour. The South Chickamauga Creek Greenway is about 1.6 miles away, and the Tennessee Riverwalk is about 1.8 miles away. The Perimeter Loop Trail is about 3.4 miles off, and Indian Springs Campgrounds, across the state line in Georgia, is about 8.5 miles away.
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