The North Boundary road is closed for deer hunting one weekend in October, November, and December each year. For 2008, closed dawn til noon, April 5-6 and 12-13. See reservation turkey hunt map. In the fall 2007, the area is closed Nov 10-11, Dec 1-2, Dec 15-16 see deer hunt map.
Description: The North Boundary Road is part of the DOE reservation at the west end of Oak Ridge. Pedestrian and bicycle access to the gravel road was obtained by Greenways Oak Ridge in cooperation with the City of Oak Ridge and DOE.
From the old guard house at the west end of the Oak Ridge turnpike, the gravel North Boundary road skirts around the end of a gate through kudzu and climbs some 300' to cross Wisconsin Ave. The gravel road travels past the water tower and rolls along the ridge crest. At its northwest corner, the road passes along a bluff over Poplar Creek. At mile 5.4, take the right and follow Poplar Creek road 1.6 miles to highway 95. This section has several bridge crossings.
The original greenway includes sections A-B-C-D-F (7 miles, see trail map). In 2005, Hunley Road (mile 3.7) was included, and the the remainder of Quarry Road (F-G) was added. The full loop is about 9.2 miles and cumulative climb of 780' (see elevation profile). In 2006, Hunley Road and the Quarry bypass were graded and graveled.
In 2007, the 1.13 mile Wheat Disctrict greenway was roughed in. It's single track and gravel and connects you to Blair Road, where it is 1.5 miles to the Black Oak Ridge trails. The 1.3 mile McKinney Ridge trail (single track, cumulative climb 410') connects with the Wheat trail at the bridge and with the North Boundary gravel.
For more info on Oak Ridge, visit the Oak Ridge Visitors Bureau.
