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| Piney River trail sign | 599 times.
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| Turn onto Hwy. 68 at Spring City and watch for the Shut-in Gap Road sign! We usually take a juice break and "pit-stop" at the near-by convenience store before hitting the trail. | 433 times.
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| Piney River is a popular swimming area. These kids were having a great time jumping from the rocks into the water at the parking area picnic grounds. | 274 times.
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| Three bridges cross the river at different
points along the trail. This is the 100'
bridge found at 3 miles from the trailhead. The Piney River Trail is located in Spring City on Hwy. 68. Turn on Shut-in Gap Road. The parking area is at a small picnic ground by the river. | 475 times.
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| Piney River Trail
This is the 100' suspension bridge at the 3-mile section of the trail. There are deep areas in the river which make wonderful swimming holes on a hot day! | 528 times.
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| We hiked to the 100' bridge over Piney River on Oct. 30, 2008. We were astounded by the amazing reflections of the fall leaves on the surface of the water. | 166 times.
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| I call this photo "Rippleflections". I had been taking shots of the reflection of the trees in the water, they shimmered and changed with the breezes. Then I asked Kenny to throw a rock into the water. I was delighted to get this interesting photo. I later had it enlarged to a 16" x 20" print, it was mesmerizing! | 151 times.
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| A few seconds later, the reflections changed to this pattern! | 161 times.
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| Piney River Trail
McDonald Branch | 392 times.
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| Piney River Trail
This trail has 10 large block field crossings and numerous smaller ones in the first 3 miles! | 481 times.
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| Piney River Trail
Yes, this is part of the trail! Note the trail blaze on the tree! | 498 times.
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| There were 17 Jack-in-the-Pulpit flowers blooming in this patch along the trail. I have never seen such a large number of these flowers in one place! | 601 times.
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| A natural rock garden covered with Spring Beauties along the Piney River trail. | 929 times.
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| The Flat Rock Pinic area has 4 picnic tables near the Piney River. | 461 times.
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| This is the flat rock that the picnic area is named for. There must have been a bridge here at one time due to the two large concrete blocks placed on the rocks. | 501 times.
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| These two trees along the trail look like Giant's feet. The trees are growing on top of solid rock. It is amazing how tenacious nature can be! | 440 times.
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| The sandstone on the Cumberland Plateau often splits into flat sheets like these. | 577 times.
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| Piney River Shadows
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| The water is so clear in Piney River it is possible to watch the fish such as these Hogsuckers. | 280 times.
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| There are different species in Piney River like thse Bluegill. I also saw a trout. | 282 times.
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| "Fall is Looking Up" | 131 times.
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| These huge leaves had fallen from a Frasier Magnolia. | 164 times.
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| There is a spur trail called the Overlook trail. At the top there are many huge boulders like this one. A little farther down the trail you can climb up a steep ladder to the top of a rock outcropping for a breathtaking (in both difficulty and the view!) view of the river valley below. It is even more spectacular in the fall! | 132 times.
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| I told you it was steep! | 192 times.
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| The view from the Piney River Overlook. The fence is gaudy, but necessary, a fall here would be fatal. | 203 times.
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| Kenny is climbing down the ladder from the Piney River Overlook. It can be quite tricky with a backpack! | 195 times.
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