Pinnacle Trial

Hike Name: Pinnacle Trial Location: central TN Length: 6 Submitted by: redsummit Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Tennessee trail reviews Tennessee national parks Tennessee state parks
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Description
Good Day Hike! Originally a mountain bike trail this trail is a good trail thats real close by to nashville. If you want a good trail running session than this trail is it. Trail is very winding and very well maintained.

Need 2 know: The day that we hiked the trail we started on the side that the mountain bikers took. It was a nice start but beware, the trail starts to get a little step within the first few hundred yards. The rest of the trail is winding back and forth. Try to avoid the switchbacks, the trail has been maintained very well though we took a the short cut trail and ended up cutting the trip in half. Needless to say, we finished a bit early! We took the first left from the mountain bikers start, and upon doing this we ended up back at the paved road that you see at the beginning. On the other side, there is a short winding trail that drops you off at a wooden trash can in where I think is the original parking area before the area got chained off. I prefer to call this side the hiker’s side.

If I planned to hike this trail again I would start off at the hikers side. That way you are hiking you can be aware of your surroundings and yield to the mountain bikers that may not be able to stop or just might not see you!

Pros/cons: This is a great trial if you live in the Hermitage, Antioch, or Doneslon area. If you want to get away from the over traveled greenway, this is a great alternative. TIP: Don't forget to check for ticks when you are done.Take water and a lunch if you plan to do all 5 miles at a leisurely pace. It's also a good trail to do a good trail running session. Or you can hit the trail with your mountain bike.


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Directions to Hike
on I-40 from Nashville towards Knoxville. Between I-40 and hickory hollow mall off of bell road.
Take exit 219 from Nashville and then take a right onto Stewart ferry road.
At the first stoplight stewards ferry road mergers into bell road.
Continue on Bell you will pass Elm Hill Marina on left
The road forks. Take that right fork on to Ned Shelton Road.
Travel a very short distance until you see a chained gate on left.
This is the parking area.

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