Ijams Nature Centre
Knoxville, Tennessee
| Address: | ~2620 McClure Ln, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA |
| GPS: |
35°56'53.7"N 83°52'6.9"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Tennessee |
| Trail Length: | 2.00 miles |
| MTB Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Trail Type: | Loop |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
Mountain Bike
Ijams Nature Center was an old rock quarry in Knoxvvile converted to a nature conservatory with some pretty awesome hiking and biking tails. Here you'll find singletracks on Hickory and Amber trails. I would rate these as low intermediate trails. They have some technical stuff to play on and decent climbs, but provide great entry level obstacle training for the new rider. There are a few climbs but nothing too hard. The 2.2 miles listed are for the singletracks available, although Ijams offers another mile of wide, gravel road biking and also connects with the city's greenway system. My recommended route is to take Imerys Trail (well, you have to from the parking lot to get to the Amber and Hickory trailheads) to Hickory. You'll finish Hickory at a "T" where Amber crosses. Take a sharp left and run most of the top side of Amber, which spits you out at the top of Hickory again so you I can run it backwards (its faster in this direction I think). Courtesy of Singletracks.com
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Ijams Nature Centre Mountain Bike Trail in Knoxville, Tennessee - Directions, Maps, Photos, and Revi
Ijams Nature Centre is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Knoxville, Tennessee. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Ijams Nature Centre bike trail in Knoxville.
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Directions
From Knoxville, Tennessee
- Head northwest on Henley St toward Cumberland Ave (0.2 mi)
- Merge onto I-40 E via the ramp to Asheville (0.9 mi)
- Take exit 388A for James White Parkway (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto TN-158 W (0.4 mi)
- Keep left to continue on James White Pkwy (1.5 mi)
- Take the exit toward Sevier Ave/Hillwood Ave (0.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Anita Dr (signs for Hillwood Dr) (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto Hillwood Dr (0.2 mi)
- Turn right onto Island Home Ave (479 ft)
- Turn left to stay on Island Home Ave (1.5 mi)
- Continue onto Island Home Pike/Toll Creek (0.1 mi)
- Turn right onto McClure LnDestination will be on the right(0.3 mi)
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