Fort Dickerson Hike Adventure

42 folks showed up at the new (not yet finished) fort dickerson trail.  This is off Blount Avenue on Augusta Rd.   There is a new parking lot there just opened up by knox city parks.  We headed down a gravel road first and it is about mile or less to fort dickerson quarry.   It is just amazing that is 1 mile from downtown knoxville.  After taking some photos etc I "tried" to lead them up to the top but got on another side trail that took us back to another end of the quarry.   After realizing I couldn't see the trail well due to city cutting back and clearing out big Gas line area we ventured back to parking lot to meet Joe Walsh.  He is director of Knox City parks and inbetween meetings he helped us navigate thru thick Kudzu up to the trails App Bike Club is making.  Once on the trail it was nice and shady.  We ended up back towards the top to see the view down over the Quarry.  Joe told us some about the history of the area (Fort up above where big battle between Union and Confederate soldiers fought)    Joe had to dash to a meeting but we walked the road in the park up to the top to see where the Fort was and some old cannon replica's are positioned with historic markers around the area.  Then we cut back down and found trail wihout so much Kudzu to our cars.   A good 4-5 mile hike