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Springbrook
Park, located
in Alcoa, has a circular trail of 1.5 miles that features a pond,
memorial trees, wild flowers, picnic tables and a playground, and the
Alcoa Swimming Pool. Parking and restrooms are provided next to a
recreation building and pavilion with tennis courts, on Dalton Street.
The
Greenway starts near the
swimming pool, passes Alcoa Elementary School and Alcoa High School,
crosses Springbrook Road near Edison Road and continues beside Pistol
Creek to Maryville.
At
the city line for Alcoa and Maryville is the “zero” mile marker.
From that point north through Alcoa is 5 miles and south through
Maryville is 4 miles.
The
Greenway joins the Bicentennial Greenbelt Park trail at the parking lot
across from the present site of the Blount County Library. A circular
trail of 2.5 miles features a lake and dam, fitness stations, a picnic
pavilion and restrooms. The trail passes near the old Sky City property
that will be the future site of the Blount County Library. There is
access from the Chamber of Commerce parking lot, 201 South Washington
Street, Maryville, by turning right onto the sidewalk at the Church
Street exit and taking the steps down to the trail. The Greenway
continues from Bicentennial Park, starting across Lamar Alexander
Parkway from behind the Blount County Courthouse.
The
Greenway follows Pistol Creek, passing near Sam Houston Elementary
School and Maryville Middle School to Sandy Springs Park.
Sandy
Springs Park features trails, tennis and basketball courts, softball
fields, playground, restrooms and picnic tables.
The
Greenway starts again across from the Best Street parking lot in Sandy
Springs Park, continuing beside Pistol Creek and turning to follow
Montgomery Lane to Mize Lane and Foothills Elementary School.
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The
Maryville-Alcoa Greenway is a 9-mile trail connecting Springbrook Park
in Alcoa with the Bicentennial Greenbelt and Sandy Springs Park in
Maryville.
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