Knox-Blount Greenway–Service Access Connector, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Knox-Blount Greenway–Service Access Connector, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in I.C. King Park near Mount Olive, TN. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Knox-Blount Greenway–Service Access Connector, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 807–898 ft
Out & Back · I.C. King Park
Trailhead: Dog Park Loop · 35.90339, -83.93972
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dog Park Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Service Access Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Easy Peasy, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Easy Peasy Connector, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Upper Beginner, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Boat Access Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto I.C. King Park Greenway, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Knox-Blount Greenway, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Service Access Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right onto I.C. King Park Greenway, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Boat Access Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Upper Beginner, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Easy Peasy Connector, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Easy Peasy, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Service Access Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dog Park Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dog Park Loop Trailhead
- Dog Park Loop–Easy Peasy, 7 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- I.C. King Park Greenway–Service Access Connector, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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