KNOXVILLE, Tenn. At the height of the fall outdoor recreation season, the
Tennessee Valley Authority is posting a new web page listing dozens of trails for hiking,
biking and other activities across the region.
The TVA Trails website provides information about more than 137 miles of public
trails along TVA reservoirs and on TVA-owned land in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
“These trails belong to everyone, and we want to make sure people know what is
available to them,” said Clay Guerry, TVA natural resources management specialist.
Forty-four miles of trails are designated as National Recreation Trails by the U.S.
Department of Interior. Trails listed on the web page include popular areas like Raccoon
Mountain near Chattanooga, Guntersville Reservoir in north Alabama and Norris and
Tellico reservoirs in east Tennessee.
Most of the listings provide the length of the trail and the difficulty rating. Many
also feature maps that can be downloaded and printed. Trail maps will be posted soon
at all the trail heads.
“Many of these trails have been around for decades, but this is the first time the
information has been available in one place,” Guerry said.
The web page is available at www.tva.gov/river/recreation/dispersed/trailtable_hold.htm.
Additional information on TVA trails and other public recreation
opportunities is available through the TVA Environmental Information Center at 1-800-
882-5263.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government,
provides electricity for business customers and distribution utilities that serve 9 million
people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA,
which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control,
navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities
and state and local governments with economic development.
Reservoir |
Trail Name |
Length/
|
Uses |
Notes |
| Boone |
Earl Light Trail
|
0.6 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Chatuge | Chatuge Dam Reservation Trail | 3.5 MilesEasy | Hiking, Biking | Map not currently avaliable |
| Cherokee | Cherokee Cross Country Trail | 4.5 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Cherokee | Johnsons Ridge Trail | Hiking | Trail closed for repair | |
| Chickamauga | Big Ridge Small Wild Area Trail | 1.3 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Douglas | Trotter Bluff Trail | 2.8 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Douglas | Dandridge Partnership Trail | 1.2 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Foster Falls | Fiery Gizzard Trail | 13 MilesDifficult | Hiking | |
| Guntersville | Buck Island Trail | Hiking | Trail closed for repair | |
| Guntersville | Cave Mountain Trail | 1.2 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Guntersville | Cooley Cemetary Trail | 6 Miles (One Way)Moderate | Hiking, Biking, Equestrian |
|
| Hiawassee | Murphy River Walk Trail | Hiking | Map not currently avaliable | |
| Kentucky | Lady’s Bluff Small Wild Area Trail | 2.6 MilesModerate | Hiking | National Recreation Trail |
| Melton Hill | Worthington Cemetery Trail | 0.5 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Melton Hill | Melton Hill Dam Reservation Trail | 0.75 Miles (One Way)Easy | Hiking | |
| Nickajack | Little Cedar Mountain Trail | 3.3 MilesDifficult | Hiking | |
| Norris | Hemlock Bluff Trail | 6 MilesModerate | Hiking, Biking | National Recreation Trail |
| Norris | River Bluff Trail | 3.2 MilesModerate | Hiking | National Recreation Trail |
| Norris | Norris Watershed Trails | Hiking, Biking, Equestrian* |
Map not currently avaliable | |
| Norris | Songbird Trail | 2 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Pickwick | Muscle Shoals Reservation Trails | Hiking, Biking | Map not currently avaliableNational Recreation Trail | |
| Raccoon Mountain | Raccoon Mountain Trail | 20 MilesEasy-Difficult | Hiking, Biking | |
| South Holston | Osceola Island Loop Trail | 1.8 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Tellico | East Lakeshore Trail | 22 MilesEasy-Moderate | Hiking | National Recreation Trail |
| Tellico | Hall Bend Trail | 5 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Tellico | Beach Trail | 2 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Watauga | Overlooks Trail | 0.9 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Watts Bar | Fooshee Peninsula Trail | Hiking, Biking | Trail closed for repair | |
| Watts Bar | Fooshee Small Wild Area Trail | 3 MilesModerate | Hiking | |
| Watts Bar | Forest City Trail | 0.3 MilesEasy | Hiking | |
| Watts Bar | Whites Creek Small Wild Area Trail | 3 MilesModerate | Hiking |
*Equestrian and biking availability on Norris watershed depends on trail.
