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Highland Trail at Beaman Park Trail

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Highland Trail at Beaman Park Trail - Nashville Tennessee Hikes

This ridge-running trail at Beaman Park winds through Highland Rim woodlands to end among big oaks. Never too steep, the path nevertheless offers views into incredibly precipitous hollows that cut deep into the Highland Rim. The Highland Trail at Beaman Park was a long time in the making. The 1,500-acre tract was purchased by the city of Nashville in 1996, and it took nearly ten years from the time of purchase until the park was open for unsupervised visitation as it is today. The Highland Trail will show you that this part of Davidson county is rugged, steep, and still a little wild. It also will show you that Alvin Beaman, a former member of the city park board, would be proud of his wife's donation of the money to buy this slice of the Highland Rim. You will appreciate the group of doctors who sold the tract to the state at half its appraised claue. This land, known to early Nashvillians as Paradise Ridge, for brothers named Paradise, is now a natural paradise where clear streams have cut suprisingly steep hollows divided by narrow ridges of hickory and oak, places where deer and turkey roam. Scenery: Ridgetop woodlands.

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Trail Statistics & Information

Activity Type: Hiking
Nearby City: Nashville
Length: 4.2 total miles
Elevation Gain: Minimal
Trail Type: Out-and-back
Skill Level: Moderate
Duration: 2 hours
Season: Year-round
Local Contacts: Beaman Park
Topo Map: Highland Trail at Beaman Park Trail Topographic Map
Guide Book: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Nashville Guide Book
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Chef_Gary

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Date of Trip: 3/9/2009

Nice day hike, decent views through throughout the hike. The highlight is…

Steve

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Date of Trip: 7/20/2007

Combine this with the Henry Hollow loop and have a great Saturday morning h…
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60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Nashville
60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Nashville

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