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Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Tennessee

Forks of the River

Knoxville, Tennessee

8.2 mi

Distance

1,191 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 7m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Forks of the River unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:252 ft
Max:302 ft
Gain:363 ft
Loss:363 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 252 ft and 302 ft across 8.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.252 ft269 ft285 ft302 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.1 mi6.2 mi8.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi257 ft
High point5.1 mi302 ft
End8.2 mi257 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Knoxville, TN · in or next to town
County:
Knox County, TN

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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