Forks of the River



Distance: 4 miles
Rating:easy
Elevation: 820' to 960'
Surface: dirt
Maps: USGS Quadrangle: Shooks Gap or trail map or WMA map
Access: Located in South Knoxville, east of Chapman Highway off of Island Home Pike (just south of the IJAMS nature center). See Google map

See trail map.

Description: The 350 acre Forks of the River (formerly, Eastern State) Wildlife Management Area is nestled on the south shore of the Tennessee River. The area is only a few hundred acres and comprised mostly of open fields. A gravel road runs 0.5 miles. Bicycles are restricted to greenways trail Sept 1 - Feb 28.

Also in the area is the Will Skelton Greenway.


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Revised 1/8/98 by Tom Dunigan