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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Milligan

Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Milligan

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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Milligan

03:04

64.3km

600m

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: July 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 77 m for 246 m

After 64.1 km for 246 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.0 km

Limestone Cove Recreation Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Limestone Cove Recreation Area is right off of Highway 107 and next to North Indian Creek. It is a great place to take a break with picnic tables, shade and a bathroom. It is a popular place for trout fishing also.

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43.4 km

The Watershed Trails

Highlight • Trail

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 might stop and check them out just the same. Also, there is a small parking lot here where you can leave your car while on a longer road ride.

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52.6 km

Elizabethton Covered Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

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 the bridge is no longer open to motor vehicle traffic, it is still open to both bicycles and pedestrians throughout the year. Cyclists must dismount before crossing.

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56.8 km

Fort Watauga

Highlight • Historical Site

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 surrounds the fort and is also interesting to visit. It is not far off the Tweetsie Trail, making it an easy and interesting stop while out on a bike.

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59.8 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 section runs next to the Buffalo Creek and gives cyclists a great way to avoid riding on US 321.

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64.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

6.17 km

5.26 km

2.15 km

263 m

Surfaces

58.2 km

4.08 km

1.63 km

446 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

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Friday 24 July

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Elizabethton Covered Bridge – Fort Watauga loop from Milligan

Limestone Cove Recreation Area

The Watershed Trails

Elizabethton Covered Bridge

Fort Watauga

Tweetsie Trail Along Buffalo Creek

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