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. See John Baker's GPS tracks on Google map as he rode the greenway from Island Home park to Forks of the River (2009).


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Revised 5/1/09 by Tom Dunigan