This is March’s trail race in the Knoxville Track Club’s annual trail race series. Big Ridge State Park is mostly known for it’s location on Norris Lake but the trail … MORE
This is March’s trail race in the Knoxville Track Club’s annual trail race series. Big Ridge State Park is mostly known for it’s location on Norris Lake but the trail runs show off it’s trails and how aptly named the park is.
There were two distances to choose from in March 2022 – 5 miles and 11. We did the 11 miles- basically a figure 8 with an out and back in the middle. We now know that 2 ridges run thru the park since the 11 mile goes over both. We ran the virtual option in the morning, the actual races were in the afternoon. The course was well marked, flags just where they were needed – late winter trails can be hard to see with all the fallen leaves and less use. Total ascent on my watch was 2,028 ft, pretty impressive for a lake side run.
It was a clear day with the temperature at 36 at sunrise. It was a beautiful day for a run in the woods of Tennessee, along streams, on ridge tops, and along the shore of Norris Lake. Definitely a nice course, thanks to KTC for putting it on.
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Big Ridge State Park Is Well Named
This is March’s trail race in the Knoxville Track Club’s annual trail race series. Big Ridge State Park is mostly known for it’s location on Norris Lake but the trail … MORE
This is March’s trail race in the Knoxville Track Club’s annual trail race series. Big Ridge State Park is mostly known for it’s location on Norris Lake but the trail runs show off it’s trails and how aptly named the park is.
There were two distances to choose from in March 2022 – 5 miles and 11. We did the 11 miles- basically a figure 8 with an out and back in the middle. We now know that 2 ridges run thru the park since the 11 mile goes over both. We ran the virtual option in the morning, the actual races were in the afternoon. The course was well marked, flags just where they were needed – late winter trails can be hard to see with all the fallen leaves and less use. Total ascent on my watch was 2,028 ft, pretty impressive for a lake side run.
It was a clear day with the temperature at 36 at sunrise. It was a beautiful day for a run in the woods of Tennessee, along streams, on ridge tops, and along the shore of Norris Lake. Definitely a nice course, thanks to KTC for putting it on.