Middle Tennessee Greenways

Whether you are training for a marathon or just looking for a nice place to take a leisurely walk with the family, Middle Tennessee offers lots of greenways and walking trails perfect for training or taking a stroll.

Bookmark our handy list of options in five Middle Tennessee counties. Each trail has a map, distance to travel and details about the trail surface. Happy exploring!

Nashville/Davidson County

Paved Trails

Alta Lake Greenway –  (Map)  0.7 miles

Bells Bend Park –  (Map)  7.4 miles

Brookmeade Greenway –  (Map)  0.4 miles

Cumberland River Greenway – (Map)  9 miles

Harpeth River Greenway – (Map)   4.2 miles

Harpeth River (Riverwalk) –  (Map)  1.7 miles

Mill Creek Greenway – Antioch & Ezell Park –  (Map)  3.1 miles

Old Hickory Dam Greenway – (Map)  1.5 miles

Peeler Park – (Map)   1.9 miles

Richland Creek Greenway –  (Map)  3.8 miles

Shelby Park – (Map)   6.4 miles

Stones River Greenway – (Map)   10.2 miles

Unpaved Trails

Beaman Park –  (Map)  5 miles

Cane Ridge Park –  (Map)  1 mile

Cedar Hill Park – (Map)   0.5 miles

Centennial Park –  (Map)  2.3 miles

Edwin Warner Park – (Map)  8 miles

Ellington Agricultural Center –  (Map)  1.2 miles

Ft Negley Park –  (Map)  0.5 miles

Long Hunter State Park –  (Map)  18.2 miles

Peeler Park – (Map)   1 mile

Percy Warner Park –  (Map)  8 miles

Radnor Lake State Natural Area –  (Map)  6 miles

Shelby Park –  (Map)  6 miles

*map locations may not be exact beginning of trailhead for each greenway*

Robertson County

Springfield 

(Map)

The Greenway is a scenic three-mile hike and bike trail that connects J. Travis Price Park and Garner Street Park along Sulphur Fork Creek, and winds through the Historic Preservation District and The Square.

White House 

White House, TN has a 3.5 mile greenway for running, walking, biking or roller blading.  The greenway has 4 trailheads.

  • Highway 31 (Map)
  • Highway 31 (2nd trailhead) (Map)
  • White House High School (Map)
  • White House Municipal Park (Map)

Ridgetop

Ridgetop Station Park (Map)  1/3 mile walking trail

Pioneer Park (Map)  walking trail

Rutherford County

Murfreesboro

The Murfreesboro Greenway system is a great place to walk, skate, ride bikes or run.  There are lots of scenic natural areas on many of these routes.

Trailheads

Broad Street (Map)

Cannonsburgh  (Map)

Cason (Map)

Fortress Rosencrans (Map)

General Bragg (Map)

Manson Pike  (Map)

Old Fort Park  (Map)

Overall Street  (Map)

Redoubt Brannon  (Map)

Thompson Lane  (Map)

West College Street  (Map)

Smyrna

All trail distances are calculated from the Smyrna Town Centre Trailhead (Map)

Download a map of trails, trailheads and distances at this link.

Sumner County

Hendersonville

Greenway Map at this link.

The Hendersonville Greenway system is a work in progress.  Many of the trails listed below can be linked together (although you may need to cross a busy street.)

Cherokee Road – .34 miles

Ellis Midde School – .55 miles

Memorial Park Greenway – .53 miles

Drakes Creek Park – .74 miles

Drakes Creek Park Loop – 1.1 miles

Indian Lake West – .92 miles

Indian Lake East – .90 miles

Drakes Creek Island Loop – .70 miles

Gallatin

The city of Gallatin currently has 7 tracks in their greenway system.  View map and trailheads at this link.

Bledsoe Creek State Park (Map) – Several trails.  Six miles total.  One is paved.

Portland

Richland Park (Map) 1.15 mile track

Meadowbrook Park (Map)  .46 mile track

Westmoreland

Westmoreland Community Park (Map)  .25 mile track

Williamson County

Brentwood

The city of Brentwood has 9 trails.

Crockett Park (Map) – 1.4 miles  and 2.4 miles

Tower Park (Map) – 2.2 miles

Split Log Road (Map) – 5.5 miles

Smith Park (Map) – 1.4 miles

River Park (Map) – 2.4 miles

Brentwood Library (Map) – 1.2 miles

Ravenwood (Map) – 10.8 miles

Trailhead map for these trails can be accessed using this link.

Franklin

The city of Franklin currently has 8 trails/greenways.

Pinkerton Park (Map) – 1 mile paved

Winstead Hill (Map) –  3/4 mile paved

Eastern Flank Battle Park (Map) –  2 mile concrete

Aspen Grove Park (Map) –  1.3 miles paved

Jim Warren Park (Map) –  1 1/4 miles paved

The Park at Harlinsdale Farm (Map) – 1 1/4 mile – 4 mile natural turf

Nissan Trail (Map) – 2.3 miles concrete

Liberty Park (Map) – 1/2 mile loop and wooded trails

Wilson County

Lebanon 

Don Fox Community Park (Map)  3.5 mile trail

Cedars of Lebanon State Park (Map) 4 trails – 8 miles total

Mt Juliet

Charlie Daniels Park (Map)  1 mile walking track

Mundy Memorial Park (Map)  3/4 mile walking track

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Rachel is a Middle Tennessee native, born and raised in the Nashville area and having lived in Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, and Mount Juliet. She is mom to 3, step mom to 4 and Grandma to one (so far!)

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