Oak Ridge Hike: North Boundary Greenway

The Sierra Club Harvey Broome Chapter, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, and TCWP will cosponsor a hike to explore parts of Oak Ridge’s North Boundary Greenway, the Horizon Center natural area, and Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement on April 2.

We’ll meet at 9 a.m. at one of the eastern trailheads for the North Boundary Greenway (coordinates are 35.976887°, -84.337905°). The parking area is about  0.1 mile southwest of the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Oak Ridge Turnpike. The trip will be an easy to moderate out-and-back walk,  depending on how long folks want to walk. We’ll enjoy the beauty of the greenway and also explore and talk about the proposed power line that will directly affect parts of the Horizon Center natural area and indirectly affect parts of the Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement.

Maximum roundtrip distance from the trailhead to the mouth of East Fork Poplar Creek is about 7.3 miles, mostly on gravel roads. Participants are urged to wear sturdy shoes, carry plenty of water and snacks/lunch, and  dress for the weather.