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Baker Creek Preserve

Cottrell Greenway & Papi's Way via Sycamore Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 41 min

Cottrell Greenway & Papi's Way via Sycamore Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Baker Creek Preserve near South Knoxville, TN. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 929 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Papi's Way 35.93923, -83.89008
Nearest town South Knoxville, TN
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Cottrell Greenway & Papi's Way via Sycamore Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 41 min

Elevation 848–929 ft

Out & Back · Baker Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Papi's Way · 35.93923, -83.89008

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Sevierville Pk EB @ S Haven Rd stop 604 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Papi's Way, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Devil's Racetrack, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Loop, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Baker Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Bud Connector, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Baker Creek Greenway, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto UW Gateway Park Grenway, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miReach Papi's Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Baker Creek Greenway, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Red Bud Connector, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Creek Greenway, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Loop, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Devil's Racetrack, heading E.
  22. 250 ftSharp right onto Papi's Way, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive 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/cottrell-greenway-papis-way-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

89% paved7% dirt4% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sevierville Pk EB @ S Haven Rd stop 604 m from the trailhead

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