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Alcoa Duck Pond via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Alcoa Duck Pond via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Iris Acres, TN. The route reaches Alcoa Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 879 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maryville / Alcoa Greenway 35.77295, -83.99110
Nearest town Iris Acres, TN
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Alcoa Duck Pond via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 833–880 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Maryville / Alcoa Greenway · 35.77295, -83.99110

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1 miPass Alcoa Duck Pond.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Alcoa Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alcoa-duck-pond-alcoa-duck-pond-out-back-8-km-a58c

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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