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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Pine Crest

Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Pine Crest

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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Pine Crest

04:07

86.3km

840m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Limestone Cove Recreation Area

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The Watershed Trails

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Here you find some nice hiking and mountain bike trails. There are several loops with varying difficulty. I wouldn't ride my touring bike on most of the trails but I …

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Blue Springs Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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Unaka High School

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Unaka High School is a good reference point if you are riding up Stony Creek Road from Elizabethon. You can't miss it. It is a large high school right off …

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74.2 km

Elizabethton Covered Bridge

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This bridge was built in 1882 in order to allow the town of Elizabethton to grow to the south. Each June there is a festival/parade that honors the bridge. Although …

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78.4 km

Fort Watauga

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Fort Watauga is actually a reconstruction of the original fort that was here. Each year there are several different educational events that take place here. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park …

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81.4 km

Tweetsie Trail Along Buffalo Creek

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Tweetsie Trail is a great trail for cyclist, walkers, and runners that runs from Johnson City through the town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. It is all smooth crushed gravel. This …

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86.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.3 km

14.9 km

7.01 km

1.85 km

263 m

Surfaces

71.0 km

13.6 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

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Monday 20 July

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82 %

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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Pine Crest

Limestone Cove Recreation Area

The Watershed Trails

Blue Springs Road

Unaka High School

Elizabethton Covered Bridge

Fort Watauga

Tweetsie Trail Along Buffalo Creek

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