Percy Warner Trails – Mountain Bike Trails

The Percy Warner mountain bike trail network is easily one of the most fun trail networks for people in and around Nashville. It’s even closer if you’re in downtown Nashville with the drive taking 20-30 minutes. There’s a bit of everything, so whether you’re an expert looking for a diamond black difficulty-rated trail or something for a novice, you’ll get it. It’s also fairly well-marked, and whenever you come across a split, there will be a sign indicating your options. That and the map available at the start should make it pretty easy to navigate.

Before you go:

Drinking water

Restrooms

Fee required

Lift service

Fat bike grooming

Family Friendly

Night riding

E-bikes allowed

Dogs Allowed

Obstacles

Shuttles

Detailed Trail Description

The Percy Warner mountain bike trail network starts at the Percy Werner Park Parking lot, which also acts as the parking lot for the Percy Warner Golf Course. As such, even when the lot is full, it doesn’t necessarily indicate many other trail users.

Nevertheless, to get there from Nashville, you’ll have to take West End Avenue southwest past the intersection with Four-Forty Parkway until it turns into Harding Pike/Hwy 70 S. After that, follow the same road until it splits into Hwy 70S and Hwy 100. Take Hwy 100, then turn onto Cheek Rd. Keep going to the end and then turn south on Page Rd.

At the end of Page Rd, head into Forest Park Drive and keep to it until you arrive at the Percy Warner Park Parking Lot.

Once you’ve unpacked your bike and gear, you start on a trail named The Blvd. However, it won’t be long before you have to decide whether to turn onto the Toybox Hill trail or keep going on The Blvd. These are not the only named trails in the network, with other examples being Hookman Hill, the Warner Woods Trail, Percy Warner Horse Trail, Warner Woods Trail, Wabash Blue, etc.

Naturally, they vary in difficulty, with The Blvd being one of the easiest. Most of these trails intersect, and the intersections are pretty well labeled. As such, if you have a map of the place, it shouldn’t be that hard to find your way.

You can take a picture of the map at the trailhead if you’re unfamiliar with the network. However, with it being less than 10 miles total, getting a bit lost isn’t such a big deal and may add to the feel of adventure.

There are plenty of trail features for everybody, including pump tracks, bermed turns, log rollovers, rollers, etc., with some of them being artificial.

The terrain varies, and in some sections, you’ll have non-technical climbs and descents or flat areas that you can just breeze through. In other sections, you get sustained climbs through rocky and “rooty” areas that are much harder to get through. Naturally, they’re followed by the most fun declines in the trail system.

There’s one section where the jumps are a bit high for the space, which increases the difficulty level, but it should be pretty fun, regardless.

You’ll likely be sharing the trail with other cyclists, and with it being bi-directional, you have to be careful not to crash into somebody at speed. Night riding and dogs are also allowed. That said, your pups need to be on a leash.

Sights of Interest, Landscapes, Views

One of the sights you should check out while at the park is the Luke Lea Heights Scenic Overlook. Also, if you’re a golfer, you can spend some time at the golf course before heading onto the trail system.

Precautions

The park closes after a downpour, so avoid it in the rainy season.