TVA Trails

The table below lists the trails on TVA lands. Many of these trails are jointly managed by TVA and other organizations.

To view a map or driving directions for a specific trail, please click the links under the trail name.

Trails can also be viewed on a map.

 

Reservoir	Trail Name	Length/ Difficulty	Uses	Notes
Boone	Earl Light Trail Driving Directions   Trail Map	0.6 Miles Easy	Hiking
Chatuge	Chatuge Dam Reservation Trail Trail Map	3 Miles Easy	Hiking, Biking
Cherokee	Cherokee Cross Country Trail Driving Directions Trail Map	4.5 Miles Easy	Hiking
Cherokee	Johnsons Ridge Trail		Hiking	Trail closed for repair
Chickamauga	Big Ridge Small Wild Area Trail Driving Directions Trail Map	1.3 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Douglas	Trotter Bluff Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	2.8 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Douglas	Dandridge Partnership Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	1.2 Miles Easy	Hiking
Foster Falls	Fiery Gizzard Trail Driving Directions  Partner Map	13 Miles Difficult	Hiking
Guntersville	Buck Island Trail		Hiking	Trail closed for repair
Guntersville	Cave Mountain Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	1.2 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Guntersville	Cooley Cemetary Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	6 Miles (One Way) Moderate	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian
Hiawassee	Murphy River Walk Trail Partner Map	2.3 Miles   Easy	Hiking
Kentucky	Lady's Bluff Small Wild Area Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	2.6 Miles Moderate	Hiking	National Recreation Trail
Melton Hill	Worthington Cemetery Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	0.5 Miles Easy	Hiking
Melton Hill	Melton Hill Dam Reservation Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	0.75 Miles (One Way) Easy	Hiking
Nickajack	Little Cedar Mountain Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	3.3 Miles Difficult	Hiking
Norris	Hemlock Bluff Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	6 Miles Moderate	Hiking	National Recreation Trail
Norris	River Bluff Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	3.2 Miles Moderate	Hiking	National Recreation Trail
Norris	Norris Watershed Trails		Hiking, Biking, Equestrian*	Map not currently avaliable
Norris	Songbird Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	2 Miles Easy	Hiking
Pickwick	Muscle Shoals Reservation Trails		Hiking, Biking	Map not currently avaliable   National Recreation Trail
Raccoon Mountain	Raccoon Mountain Trail Driving Directions  Partner Map	20 Miles Easy-Difficult	Hiking, Biking
South Holston	Osceola Island Loop Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	1.8 Miles Easy	Hiking
Tellico	East Lakeshore Trail Driving Directions  Partner Map	22 Miles Easy-Moderate	Hiking	National Recreation Trail
Tellico	Hall Bend Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	5 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Tellico	Beach Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	2 Miles Easy	Hiking
Watauga	Overlooks Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	0.9 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Watts Bar	Fooshee Peninsula Trail		Hiking, Biking	Trail closed for repair
Watts Bar	Fooshee Small Wild  Area Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	3 Miles Moderate	Hiking
Watts Bar	Forest City Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	0.3 Miles Easy	Hiking
Watts Bar	Whites Creek Small Wild Area Trail Driving Directions  Trail Map	3 Miles Moderate	Hiking

*Equestrian and biking availability on Norris watershed depends on trail.

National Trails Day
Saturday, June 1
Volunteers Needed

Help TVA Improve
Trails On Public Lands

TVA seeks volunteers to help make improvements at six locations to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 1.

Wilson Dam Trails, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 9 a.m.-Noon
Trail maintenance and litter pick up.
Directions: Meet at the Native Garden parking lot on the TVA Reservation in Muscle Shoals.
Contact: RJ Moore, 256-286-3440, rjmoore@tva.gov

Buck Island Trail, Guntersville, Ala.,
8 a.m.-Noon
Re-establish and maintain trail, install signs, pick up litter at Buck Island trailhead.
Directions: From Guntersville take Hwy 431 towards Huntsville. After crossing the Tennessee River, turn right onto Gunters Landing Road. Take first left onto Buck Island Road; this road will dead end into a TVA parking lot for Buck Island Trail where the group will meet.
Contact: Joshua Burnette, 256-571-4295, jaburnette2@tva.gov

Hemlock Bluff Trail, Norris, Tenn.,
9 a.m.-Noon
Remove invasive plants from the trail.
Directions: From I-75: Exit on Highway 61 and go east (follow signs to Loyston Point Recreation Area), turn left onto Park Lane, turn right on Forgety Road, turn left on Mill Creek Road, turn right on Loyston Point Road, turn left before entering campground to trailhead on the left.
Contact: Tim Pruitt, 865-632-1324, tdpruitt@tva.gov

Whites Creek Trail, Rhea County, Tenn., 8 a.m.-Noon
General trail maintenance and removal of invasive plants.
Directions: From 1-40, take exit 347 for US27 toward Harriman/Rockwood, turn left on S. Roane Street, continue on S. Roane Street, S/N Gateway Avenue follow US 27 South, turn left onto E. Roddy Road. Trail will be on right.
Contact: Scot Ledford, 865-632-1326, wsledford@tva.gov

Watauga Overlook Trail, Elizabethton, Tenn., 9 a.m.-Noon
Install new kiosk at Watauga Overlook trailhead.
Directions: From Elizabethton, turn right onto TN 91 North, turn right on Blue Springs Road, continue onto Steel Bridge Road, continue onto Wilbur Dam Road, turn left at River Road, turn left onto Wilbur Dam Road, stay on for trailhead parking lot and Visitor Center.
Contact: Randy Short, 423-467-3806, rashort@tva.gov ; or Martha Podren, 423-467-3802, mepodren@tva.gov

Hiwassee River Blueway, Reliance, Tenn., 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., RSVP needed
Float trip on the Hiwassee River Blueway with Leave No Trace educational Information.
Directions: Take SR 30 off of US Hwy 411 to public access parking lot near Hiwassee Outfitters on Ellis Creek Road in Reliance.
Contact: Linda Harris, 423-876-4178, lbharris@tva.gov