Tennessee Trail Resources

 

Chattanooga, TN will host the next National Trails Symposium November 15-18, 2010, sponsored by American Trails.

Tennessee Agencies

 

For information on Tennessee's State Parks: www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/

State of Tennessee Greenways and Trails Program: www.state.tn.us/environment/recreation/greentrails.shtml

National Park Service units in Tennessee: http://www.nps.gov/state/tn/

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Tennessee: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Tennessee.html

Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest: www.fs.fed.us/r8/cherokee/recreation/index.shtml

 

 

Tennessee National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in Tennessee: select Tennessee from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"

Visit Tennessee's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and over 1,050 NRTs across America

Tennessee Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Tennessee mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Tennessee

Appalachian Mountain Bike Club has trail descriptions, events, and access issues: www.ambc-sorba.org/

Chattanooga Bike Club includes road and mountain biking events, trail construction and maintenance: www.chattbike.com/index.html

East Tennessee mountain bike rides are at: www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/mtnbike/

Bicycling Routes for Knoxville covers 9 counties with 40 cue sheets, detailed maps and profiles, route descriptions, and photos: www.MiniAdventureSeries.com

Mid-South Trails Association supports trails and mountain biking in the Memphis region: www.midsouthtrails.com/

Middle TN Chapter of IMBA-SORBA works to advocate for trail access, build and maintain sustainable trails and educate users: www.sorbamidtn.org/

Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route in process of development from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

Murfreesboro Bicycle Club has events, rides, and club contacts at: www.mborobike.com/

Northeast Tennessee Mountain Bike Association in the Tri-Cities area offers an event calendar, ride page and advocacy info: http://ntmba.org/

SORBA CHATTANOOGA has a comprehensive list of mountain bike trails in Tennessee: http://sorbachattanooga.org/

Tennessee Equestrian Trails

 

Blue Ridge Trailriders in east TN has maps, events, pictures, and contacts: www.blueridgetrailriders.com/

For equestrian trails and stables, Tennessee Equine Trail Guide: www.picktnproducts.org/farm_fun/equine_res.html

Long C Trails has a marked trail system on 2,000 acres of land on the Kentuckky-Tennessee border northwest of Nashville: www.longctrails.com/riding.htm

 

Tennessee Greenways and Community Trails

 

Information and maps of greenways in Knoxville: www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/greenways/

Memphis and Crittenden County (AR) plan to reopen the former Harahan Bridge over the Mississippi River for bicycle and pedestrian use: http://harahanbridgeproject.com/

Greater Memphis Greenline, Inc. works on multi-use trail projects through the city of Memphis: www.greatermemphisgreenline.org/

Oak Ridge Greenways has maps and articles on existing and proposed trails: http://GreenwaysOakRidge.org

Tennessee Riverpark and Chattanooga Area Greenways System is a project to preserve and provide access to the Tennessee River: www.outdoorchattanooga.com/197.htm

Wolf River Conservancy in Memphis works to conserve and develop the 30-mile Wolf River Greenway: http://www.wolfriver.org/

Tennessee Hiking Trails

 

Tennessee hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Tennessee

Cumberland Trail will be a 300-mile trail that begins at the TN-KY-VA state corner and terminates at Signal Point Park overlooking Chattanooga. 160 miles are currently complete: www.cumberlandtrail.org/

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: more than 70 trails, including trail descriptions, key features, pictures, maps, and elevation profiles: HikingintheSmokys.com

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club has an 81-year tradition of hiking, fellowship, volunteerism, and conservation: www.smhclub.org

Volunteers in cooperation with Tennessee Valley Authority have built 15 miles of hiking trail along a portion of the east shoreline of Tellico Lake: www.tellicowater.org/trails.htm

Tennessee Trails Association lists events and local hiking contacts: http://www.tennesseetrails.org

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Tennessee Long-Distance Trails

 

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Tennessee at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in Tennessee

The 293 miles of Appalachian Trail in Tennessee include the highest elevations of the trail (over 6,000') and 70 miles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Named for Benton MacKaye who inspired the creation of the Appalachian Trail, the planned 273-mile trail will extend from Springer Mountain, GA, through Cherokee National Forest in TN and Great Smoky Mountains N. P. in NC to rejoin the Appalachian Trail: www.bmta.org/

Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route in the process of development; see information about Tennessee: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

For information on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi and Tennessee: www.nps.gov/natt/index.htm

Tennessee Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Tennessee Off-Highway Vehicle Association is a coalition of OHV enthusiasts, organizations, businesses, and land owners working to create a statewide system of environmentally sustainable, motorized multi-use trails and areas: http://www.tohva.org/

The state of Tennessee has formed a committee to plan for Off-Highway Vehicle recreational opportunities: www.SFWDA.org/landuse/tnohvplan.htm

Southern Four Wheel Drive Association provides land use information, events, contacts, education, and photos: www.sfwda.org/

OHV4TN advocates for a statewide system of OHV trails in Tennessee with funding for land acquisition, eco-friendly trail building, maintenance and operations, law enforcement and safety education: www.ohv4tn.org/

Windrock ATV Club of Oliver Springs, TN has information on riding areas: www.windrockatv.com

Tennessee Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Sequatchie Valley Rail-Trail Association works for a 28-mile trail from northern Sequatchie County south into Marion County: www.chattbike.com/bikechat/railtrl.htm

Tennessee Snow Trails

 

Tennessee Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Tennessee whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in Tennessee

Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club is involved in day hikes, backpacking trips, paddling trips, and other outdoor activities to Club members and the general public: www.tehcc.org/

For canoeing and kayaking information, try the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association: www.paddletsra.org/

 

Tennessee Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Tennessee State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management

State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Tennessee Outdoor Recreation

 

Tennessee 2020 documents critical needs facing conservation and recreational infrastructure over the next 10 years

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-tennessee/