AMBC Trails
The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club currently maintains three trail systems in the Knoxville, TN, area: Hastie Natural Area, Georgia/Ross Marble Quarry and Concord Park.
Hastie Natural Area
AMBC provided over 1300 man hours for the layout and construction of trails in Hastie Natural Area. 3.5 miles of bike trails have been developed for the 75-acre park.
An old road bed runs 0.76 miles between Margaret Rd and Post Oak Lane, with five trails connecting on the east and west sides. AMBC is currently working to connect Hastie with Ijams Nature Center and the Will Skelton Greenway via trails on the Georgia Marble Quarry property.
Map | Locator map | Trailhead on Google Maps
Georgia/Ross Marble Quarry
In 2009, AMBC began developing trails on the Georgia Marble Quarry property, adjacent to Ijams Nature Center in south Knoxville. By Spring 2010 we will have built 2 miles of singletrack trail, effectively connecting Hastie Park with the Will Skelton Greenway (and Forks of the River WMA).
Map | Trailhead on Google Maps
Concord Park
West Knoxville’s Concord Park lies on the shores of Fort Loudoun Lake off of Northshore Drive. Park in the swimming pool lot. GPS waypoints (.gpx), maps, and driving directions for some of the trail heads are located at trailhead parking.
The trail system at Concord lies both east and west of the of the parking lot. East of the parking lot the trail system consists of 5 loops and a trail. The entrance trail to these trails runs eastward from the parking lot. Stacked west to east are the Mainline Loop, the Middle East Loop and the Orient Loop. Within Mainline is the Inner Loop. On the north side of Middle East is the Lakeside Loop which begins and ends very close to where Middle East connects with Mainline and runs primarily along the lake. Connecting two points on the south edge of Mainline is the Golf View Trail. To the west of the parking lot lies the Western Loop which begins and ends within sight of the main parking area. Short connecting trails are found throughout the trail system and make navigation sometimes confusing until you get the lay of the land.
Map | Trailhead on Google Maps
