About 11% of Norris is conserved land, roughly 598 acres. There are about 40 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Norris Municipal Park and Forest (24.6 mi) and Norris Dam State Park (11.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Norris, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Norris outdoors
Conserved land
11%
598 of 5,308 acres
Trails
40 mi
4.8 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
403 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Open to bikes 14.3 miHorses 11.4 miUnpaved 34.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Lakeview Trail4.8 mi
Highpoint Trail4.0 mi
Songbird Loop2.2 mi
Clear Creek Trail2.0 mi
Reservoir Hill Circle Trail2.0 mi
Forester's Trail1.4 mi
Sequoyah1.3 mi
East Trail1.3 mi
Edge Trail1.2 mi
Belmont Trail1.1 mi
Who protects the land
598 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
586 ac
Tennessee Valley Authority
551 ac
Town or city
11 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Tennis2
Pickleball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Norris
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 1,136 acLocal Park 11 acNot Designated 1 ac