Got to hit some local new trails this week. River Bluff trails will be a spectacular park. Legacy Parks Foundation have secured this land for Knoxville City parks and rec and there is 70 acres of land with two ponds, and the best view around. Still needing more funds to make this all happen so go to www.legacyparks.org if you want to find out more about donating or being a Friend. As part of the Board I enjoy taking groups out to all of our area trails especially ones like River Bluff where folks eyes get big and jaws drop at the beauty and the fact that "this is right in the middle of Knoxville". Got to hike with some folks before a Legacy Park board meeting Wednesday then today (thursday) after our Greenway/trails committe meeting took some new board members and friends of Legacy out to meade quarry where behind this area the App Mountain Bike club has worked so hard to open up miles and miles of new trails (Ross Marble) Kids will love these trails as there is a "key hole" where you walk thru big rocks and an area looking like sand dunes. Then Karen and I headed to more new trails off this area that wind around in the woods and can come out and hop over to Will Skelton Trail and Forks of the river Trails which has so many options for hikers and bikers (be careful though as it is hunting area too during certain times of the year.a
www.legacyparks.org And remember the Knoxville Urban Challenge Adventure Race April 16th Plus a Citizens Race for every day folks who want a little adventure without being a 5 hour challenge. Ijams the hub of check in, activities for kids, party afterwards etc.
Thanks to WBIR Jerry Owens and John Becker for coming out to shoot some footage and interview Brian Hann about all the hard work (AMB club) is doing to help Legacy Parks and our local greenway/trails in and around Knoxville
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