areas. The bridge takes you over the Lonsdale Creek to another play area. The park is adjacent to the Lonsdale Elementary School and the Lonsdale Recreation Center.
Features: greenway, bicycles, skateboards, basketball, playgrounds, picnic area, shelter
NEW HARVEST PARK
4775 New Harvest Lane • 43 acres Paved Trails: Two 0.25-mile loops Natural Trail: 0.5-mile loop Difficulty: easy to moderate
Bordered by a hardwood ridge on the north and a wetland pond on the south, New Harvest Park features scenic walking loops both paved and natural surface. There is a playground and splash pad for the kids plus an amphitheater and community building for gatherings.
Features: greenway, trails, hiking, mountain biking, splash pad, playground, picnic area, shelter, restrooms
NORTH HILLS PARK
2419 Kennington Rd. • 1 acre
Situated behind houses, this small pocket park is tucked into the neighborhood so it may not catch your eye when driving by. A paved walking trail runs along the perimeter of the park, looping the playground.
Features: greenway, bicycles, skateboards, playground, picnic area, shelter
NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL PARK
5301 Pleasant Ridge Rd. • 14 acres Paved Trail: 1.9-mile loop Connects: Pleasant Ridge Greenway, Victor Ashe Greenway, Victor Ashe Park
There are two soccer fields, two tennis courts, and a roller hockey court as well as plenty of open space for your choice of lawn play. The Northwest Greenway makes a figure eight loop around the playing fields and has a linear connector trail to the Victor Ashe Greenway in Victor Ashe Park.
Features: greenway, soccer fields,
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tennis, roller hockey, playground, picnic area, shelter, accessible
POWELL LEVI PARK
7222 Martingale Dr. • 23 acres
Powell Levi Park offers five baseball and two softball fields plus an area for football. During games, the concession stand and restrooms are open.
Features: baseball, playground, picnic area, shelter, restrooms
POWELL STATION PARK
2318 W. Emory Rd. • 3 acres Paved Trail: 0.1-mile loop Nature Trail: 0.3 mile one-way Connects: Powell Greenway
Situated next to Powell High School, there is a skatepark, playground, and splash pad. The paved loop circles the play area and connects with the Powell Greenway, while the nature trail winds over to the creek. The Park features a new 9-hole disc golf course that offers some difficulty as a few shots play through tightly wooded hallways.
Features: greenway, trail, disc golf, skateboards, playground, splash pad, picnic area, shelter, restrooms
S & J COLQUITT MEMORIAL PARK 330 Larch Ave. • 6 acres
This neighborhood park has plenty of open space for a game of touch football or to romp with your kids and pets, and offers a playground and picnic tables for community use.
Features: playground, picnic area
SAM E. HILL PARK
1725 Delaware Ave. • 2 acres
Located in the Lonsdale community, this park provides a softball/baseball field, a basketball court, a playground, open space and a gazebo. A walking trail winds through the park connecting the picnic and playground areas.
Features: skateboards, basketball, baseball, playground, picnic area, shelter
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SHARP’S RIDGE MEMORIAL PARK
329 Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Dr. • 111 acres Natural Trail: 4.7-mile loop and 0.6-mile downhill only Difficulty: moderate to advanced
Just 10 minutes from downtown, Sharp’s Ridge Memorial Park offers a great view of the city skyline and the distant mountain peaks. About three-quarters of the way to the top of the ridge, there is an overlook platform featuring signage identifying the peaks that are most familiar to us. There are 4.7 miles of multiuse trails that wind across the wooded hills. Birdwatchers might want to join one of the Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society’s bird walks. The trails can be accessed from the neighborhood on Hanover/ Ridge Road; from the bottom trailhead, just across from the picnic area; and from the upper parking area by the cell tower.
Features: picnic area, shelter, trails,
hiking, mountain bikes, wildlife viewing
STERCHI HILLS PARK
1145 Dry Gap Pike • Soccer Complex: 2065 Rifle Range Dr. • 12 acres Paved Trail: 2.1 miles linear Connects: Sterchi Hills Greenway, Tommy Schumpert Park
The Sterchi Hills Soccer Complex abuts the northeast end of Tommy Schumpert Park, off Rifle Range Road, while the playground, tennis, and basketball courts reside on Dry Gap Pike a couple miles west. Connecting these two is the scenic Sterchi Hills Greenway.
Features: greenway, bicycling, skateboarding, soccer, basketball, tennis, playground, picnic area, shelter, restrooms, accessible
TOMMY SCHUMPERT PARK 6400 Fountain City Rd. • 73 acres Paved Trail: 0.75-mile loop Connects: Sterchi Hills Park and Greenway
GET OUT AND GET MOUNTAIN BIKING! For the Ladies!
For Everyone!
If you are, or want to be, a lady mountain bike rider, the Bell Joy Ride Knoxville group is open to all women at all levels. The monthly Bell Joy Rides are mountain bike rides for women looking for both camaraderie and a little challenge in a fun and supportive environment. Their rides are pressure-free and worry-free, making sure that every rider is comfortable with the pace of the group and that no section of trail is beyond their ability level. The monthly Joy Rides are designed to suit all skill levels. The focus of the Joy Rides is simple: discover new places and make new connections while having fun on two wheels! Find them on Facebook at Bell Joy Ride – Knoxville
The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club offers the AMBC’s Big Group ride every Tuesday evening (March through October). Riders tour the trails of Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness (including Ross Marble, Marie Myers Park, Hastie Natural Area, Forks of the River and more). Riders meet at the Meads Quarry parking lot ready to ride at 6 p.m. The ride usually has 30 or more riders, which always break off into two or three sub-groups, depending on skill level, familiarity with the trails, or desire to ride hard or take it easy!
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