Middle Tennessee
Greenways Connect Nashville Homes, Parks, Schools
By The Condurelis Group

Thanks to the foresight of many people, Nashville, Tennessee real estate is getting connected with over 200 miles of greenway trails.  Greenways provide all citizens of homes in Nashville neighborhoods with barrier-free access to natural resources and recreational opportunities.  Our greenways are the perfect emerald accent to our cultural and educational amenities as well as our suburbs and subdivisions.

New and old trails are weaving around the real estate in Brentwood, Franklin, Hendersonville, Oak Hill, Forest Hills, Belle Meade, Green Hills, Belmont, Waverly Belmont, Hillsboro Village, Belle Rive, Cool Springs, Grassland, Vanderbilt, Natchez Trace, Abbottsford and throughout the counties of Davidson, Williamson, and Rutherford.

Often located along natural landscape features like streams, rivers, and ridges, or along built features such as railroad corridors and scenic highways, the greenways provide valuable green space.  The natural space is not only valuable for recreation, but conserves habitat and provides alternative transportation to many places.  The greenways connect neighborhoods to schools, shopping areas, downtown, offices, recreation areas, parks, open spaces, and other major activity points.

The following greenways are already in use:

Brookmeade Park Greenway
East Bank Greenway at the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge
Harpeth River Greenway at Morton Mill Trailhead
MetroCenter Levee Greenway at Great Circle Road
Mill Creek Greenway at Blue Hole Road
Richland Creek Greenway at McCabe Trailhead
Shelby Bottoms Greenway at Main Trailhead
Shelby Bottoms Greenway at Cooper Creek Trailhead
Stones River Greenway at Heartland Park Trailhead
Stones River Greenway at Kohl’s Trailhead
Stones River Greenway at Percy Priest Dam Trailhead
Whites Creek Greenway at Hartman Park Trailhead

The system of multi-use paved trails and primitive hiking trails along the Cumberland, Stones and Harpeth rivers and Richland Whites, Seven Mile, and Mill creeks will also receive some attention.  They will eventually link several greenways and trails in the network that will tie Nashville and Davidson counties together with threads of green bicycle paths and hiking trails.  The goal is to create wonderful places to experience nature, to recreate, and to move about the city via safe, non-motorized transportation. 

A non-profit, citizen-based coalition called Greenways for Nashville is dedicated to facilitating land acquisition and greenway development.  Its citizen-based coalition of individuals and groups coordinates with the Greenways Commission and sponsors fundraising and special events as well as promoting preservation.  Donors, sponsors, and members are always welcome.