New Knoxville trail could connect Chapman Highway to Ijams Nature Center on old rail line
The city of Knoxville soon might be able to expand its already vaunted trail system through South Knoxville, from Chapman Highway to Ijams Nature Center, using the path of a rarely used railroad line, ...
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‘Rail-to-trail’: Legacy Parks aims to turn South Knoxville railroad into greenway
On December 11, Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the 3.8 miles rail in south Knoxville, with the intent to give the property to the city of Knoxville and Legacy Parks Foundation. Now, Legacy ...
Rail-to-Trail: South Knoxville rail line to become urban trail
The proposed rail-to-trail conversion would create a path from Chapman Highway to Ijams Nature Center and feature a 1.5-mile "Art Walk." ...