Most trails are doubletrack jeep roads, but some places are almost narrow enough to be called singletrack. Songbird Trail at Norris Dam. Don't forget to cool down in the river when your done. Continue down this road, past the rifle range on the left. Check it out! Over the past year, we’ve refined a trail map for the City of Norris, Tennessee.
"Exit 122 east off of I-75, take 441 toward Norris Dam State Park . Additional photographs of the dam area. It's bordered by Norris Dam State Park, TVA property, and private property. Check it out! My only gripe is that most of the trails are basically fire roads -- not much that could be described as technical.Norris (aka The Watershed) is a great network of trails that is improving. My favorite part is a long downhill section with numerous drainage dips across the trail.
Rock Climbing.
If you go dont pass up the oppertunity to take the lakeside loop.
You should see a sign on a trail branching to the right, saying something to the effect of "To US 441, no motorized vehicles, horses, etc." Enter supporting content here
Hiking.
Continue up the trail until you come across a trail to the left making a "Y" intersection with racoon run. 865.494.7645 865.494.7302 fax The downhill is fast, the climbs long and if you look around you will even find a little technical matter to keep you interested. You can ride across the dam, which was built in 1936.
Multiple Use - Non Vehicular However, see if you can get a good map of the area if you do plan on riding there, they should be available from the TVA security office up the main road past the grist mill.) Skateboarding . Hang a right on this road; watch out for the speed demon rednecks kicking up dust. Running / Walking. Here's my favorite route (see map, http://www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/mtnbike/normap.gif): Start from the water tower and climb up the highpoint trail. Ride back up the road and across the creek (great in the summer) and to the water tower. Paddling. Check it out! The reason I'm not sure about some things is it's been awhile since I've been on some of the trails; if there are any grave errors here, email me and let me know, or I'll post an update or something. Norris Watershed Trails.
Box 1090 Norris, Tennessee 37828. It should lead to a paved road, with various cabins around.
There are a few really steep climbs here and there and some killer, fast downhills, but nothing too technical. Continue on highpoint, which is a good mix of uphill and downhill, until you reach upper clear creek road, which is a wide gravel road. Check it out!
Instead of starting at the grist mill, I would drive up the road to the big green water tower on the left. Raccoon starts off with some fast downhill. He's got a decent general map of the trails posted there, too. Multiple Use - Vehicular Traffic Please check with the City of Norris on the schedule during hunting season. Trail Map. One nice thing about Norris is that is dries up very quickly after the rain. Turn left, and you're back at your car. If you've got semi-slicks like I do, you're better off pushing. Multiple Use - Non Vehicular Running / Walking.
Be careful, the trail is kinda rocky. follow this trail downhill. Other access points are above the dam in the cabin area (Tea Room, 1200'), and on Upper Clear Creek Rd (gravel) off of Red Hill Rd east of Norris.
Check it out! It's close to Norris Dam, which was one of the first to be built under the Tennessee Valley Authority. Paddling. Disc Golf. City Office Hours are 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM. My friends and I see who can get the biggest air off of these whoop-de-doos at about 25 mph (or more).