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The Sequatchie Valley Offers a Wonderland for Flying Adventures

Located in the heart of the Southeast, Tennessee's Great Valley beckons with a promise of outdoor adventure for pilots and the entire family.

An Icon A5 aircraft flies over the treetops along the Sequatchie Valley.
An Icon A5 flies over the verdant forest that lines the Sequatchie Valley. [Photo: Jim Barrett]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Sequatchie Valley in Southeast Tennessee is highlighted as an ideal flying destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering diverse on- and off-runway adventures across its unique geological landscape.
  • The region provides a vast array of recreational activities, including premier rock climbing, river paddling, extensive hiking and cycling trails, hang-gliding, golf, horseback riding, and off-roading.
  • Beyond outdoor sports, the valley features a rich history, from its Native American heritage and coal-mining past to Prohibition-era moonshine, complemented by local events and festivals.
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Do you love scouting your next great flying destination, finding the airstrip that takes you into the heart of your next outdoor adventure? Southeast Tennessee was made for flying as a way to immerse yourself in the outdoors, and the Sequatchie Valley offers multiple opportunities for on- and off-runway adventures.

Known as Tennessee’s Great Valley, the nearly straight 150-mile-long, 3- to 6-mile-wide geological divide—bordered by the Cumberland Plateau to the west and Walden Ridge to the east—is an outdoor playground for the entire family. The valley and its parallel mountain ridges offer some of the country’s best rock climbing, hiking, hang-gliding, fishing, golfing, off-roading, and other recreational activities.

Sara Withrow

Sara is the former copy chief at FLYING. She fell in love with aviation over a decade of working as editor of Lift, the flagship magazine for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She holds a M.S. in Mass Communication and is passionate about authentic storytelling—and making sure that “every I is dotted and every T is crossed.” Follow Sara on Twitter @sarawithrow.

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