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Pilot Knob Out-and-Back

Nearby Towns & Parks

Camden, New Johnsonville, Big Sandy, Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

Length

31.00 Miles

Elevation Range

2400

Terrain

Road Cycling

Features

Farmland, Residential, Woods

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About This Route

This out-and-back journey begins in downtown Camden, Tenn., and heads east to explore Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, located along the banks of the Tennessee River and Kentucky Lake Reservoir. While there, make time to stop at the Tennessee River Folklife Interpretive Center and Musuem, situated on one of the highest points in West Tennessee, Pilot Knob. This route offers plenty of climbing and highlights the region's historic landscape.

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