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The Tennessean
Brentwood park to debut new Mountain Biking trails this month, grand opening planned
By Gabrielle Chenault , Nashville Tennessean,
13 days ago
The new system includes seven miles of trail, offering residents and local middle and high school mountain bike teams a place to ride and practice.
“We’ve been working on this project for the last three years, meeting with city officials and clearing trails, and now we’re excited for the mountain biking community to ride this course,” said Matt Robertson, of Bike Walk Brentwood.
In 2021, Bike Walk Brentwood was joined by Brentwood Green Space and SORBAMIDTN on the project. The three organizations approached the city about creating bike trials in an undeveloped part of Smith Park. Pedestrian and bicycle paths were already included in the park, but there was nothing specific that catered to mountain biking, officials said.
The city agreed to support the project, and the organizations hired Rock Solid Trail Contracting, a professional design firm, to develop a trail plan.
In February 2023, SORBAMIDTN formalized a partnership with Brentwood’s Board of Commissioners and soon construction began.
For the past 19 years, SORBAMIDTN has worked to find and create spaces for mountain biking in Middle Tennessee. The organization has created nine bike trials in the area and also hosts community events to get people interested in the sport, officials said.
The organization also helped to name the trials historic names that reflect the community.
“We wanted to respect the history of this area when naming these trails,” Robertson said.
Riders can pedal through “Noble’s Corner,” up a flowing trail called “Boiling Spring Schoolmarm,” and later take a short trail with a stream crossing – “Kittie’s Crossing” – named after a formally enslaved woman named Kittie Sneed.
The trails will officially open to the public at 9 a.m. on April 27 with a grand opening ceremony. Visitors are asked to park to the left of the Ravenswood Mansion, 1825 Wilson Pike, near the soccer fields.
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