OFF ROAD TRAILS OF TENNESSEE
Off Road Trail systems around Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and the Tri-Cities
- 31 off road trail systems throughout Tennessee
- Fold-out topographic maps
- Detailed trail info and trail descriptions
- Suggested trail routes for each system
- Scenic trail pictures
- Comprehensive bicycling links
- Great trail reference for mountain biking, trail running, and day hiking
Trail Systems Overview
We've featured 31 mountain bike trail systems from around Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and the Tri-Cities. Each mtb system is fully mapped showing all trails, connectors, spurs and roads. We color coded the radius around each city for easy reference. Each section offers driving directions to the trailheads, introductory summaries of each trail system, detailed trail maps and descriptions and a gallery of pictures.
Nashville Radius Trails |
Knoxville Radius Trails |
| Bowie Nature Center - 10 miles singletrack and old roads | Concord Park - 9 miles singletrack |
| Chickasaw Trace City Park - 8 miles singletrack | Forks of the River - 8 miles s/t and old roads |
| Defeated Creek Park - 8 miles singletrack | Haw Ridge Park - 30 miles mostly singletrack, few old roads |
| Hamilton Creek Park - 11 miles singletrack | IC King Park - 7 miles singletrack |
| Lock 4 City Park - 8 miles singletrack | William Hastie Park- 2.4 miles singletrack & 1.3 miles old roads |
| Jones Mill MTB Trails - 3.5 miles singletrack | Norris Dam State Park - 8.9 miles singletrack and old roads |
| Montgomery Bell State Park - 20 miles ssingletrack | Norris Watershed - 28.7 miles singletrack and old roads |
| Shutes Branch Trails - 3.8 miles singletrack and old roads | Big South Fork NRRA - 22.5 miles singletrack and old roads |
| Fall Creek Falls St Pk - 21 miles s/t & old roads, 6.5 miles paved | |
Chattanooga Radius Trails |
Tri-Cities Radius Trais |
| Booker T Washington State Park - 5.5 miles singletrack | Bays Mountain Park - 23 miles old roads and singletrack |
| Harrison Bay State Park - 4.2 miles singletrack | Hampton Watershed Trails - 4.5 miles singletrack |
| Guild/Hardy Trail - 8.7 miles old roads | Steele Creek Park - 15 miles s/t & old roads, 2 miles greenway |
| Raccoon Mountain Park - 21 miles singletrack | Warriors Path State Park - 9.3 miles singletrack and old roads |
| Franklin State Forest - 24 miles s/t and 30+ miles old roads | Panther Creek State Park - 9 miles singletrack and old roads |
| Tims Ford State park - 6.5 miles s/t & 8 miles paved trails | |
| Brush Creek Trails - 7.2 miles singletrack | |
| Boyd Gap Trail - 1.3 ml s/t plus 2.3 ml FS roads to Tanasi Tr | |
| Chilhowee Trails - 23 miles s/t and forest service roads | |
| Tanasi Trail System - 19 miles s/t and forest service roads |
Trail Topo Map Overview
Our full-colored, fold-out topographic maps make it easy to navigate any of the trail systems. Map details include mileages between important junctions and all necessary spurs, connectors and roads. Topographic map contours help you to see the terrain you're planning to ride. Each trail system is marked with a suggested route and all trails are color-colded. Parking, visitor and nature centers, restrooms, campgrounds and points of interest are highlighted. All maps are current and up-to-date, with gps data compiled in 2009.
Trail Description Overview
Each trail system is described with a rating for aerobic and technical difficulty, the elevation's low and high points, the trail surface and trail condition as well as other pertinent information. The trail description chart offers detailed information on the trails within each trail system stating mileages, ratings, tread, terrain and what to expect out on the trail.
