Folks are surprised at all the great local trails we have in knox county and knox city parks/rec Legacy Park Foundation is a great "vehicle" to help both maintain land and acquire key pieces to help connect our greenways, trails, and blueways into a fitness destination. This summer I'm helping to lead these w/ Legacy Parks knox county and knoxville city parks and rec. Thompson Cancer Survival Centers are providing sunscreen and funding, plus the Cov health call center and Mornings w/ Fox 43 are partners.
First hike we did was at Concord Trails off Northshore Drive. It was a 90 plus day but the folks were relieved to find that due to so much shade and water it was very tolerable and a pretty place to hike for us and our four legged friends. There are multiple loops and we did the outer ones to make it a 3 mile hike and then a few cut across drive way to hike a mile or two on the west side of these trails.
The next week we headed to the new River Bluff trails up on cherokee bluff. 70 acres that is purchased thru legacy parks and donors (still taking more donations for the property). It is an old civil war battle field. And Carol Evans (Legacy Park director) explained that the union guys were outmanned but the confederate soldiers didn't realize that due to the terrain and trenches. The confederates retreated which helped to save downtown knoxville from being destroyed. After about a half mile down and up climb you are at the SUPER View site then we headed down to two ponds and a trek out a flat trail below the bluff next to the river.
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