AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Greenbelt Lake via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Greenbelt Lake via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Iris Acres, TN. The route reaches Greenbelt Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 863 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector 35.78187, -83.98858
Nearest town Iris Acres, TN
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Greenbelt Lake via Maryville / Alcoa Greenway

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 836–862 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector · 35.78187, -83.98858

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector, heading N.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miPass Greenbelt Lake.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Greenbelt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading NW.
  11. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left onto Maryville / Alcoa Greenway Connector, heading NW.
  14. 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/greenbelt-lake-greenbelt-lake-out-back-8-km-477c

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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