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Nov 01, 2008 -
Auctioneer's Note:
Honey Creek Trails is located on east Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau along the border of the Big South Fork NRRA.
PRESALE BIDING STARTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT 10:00 A.M.
Listing:
Honey Creek Trails on The Big South Fork 90 AC+- Divided into 17 Tracts Saturday, November 1st at 10:00 A.M. Agents will be on-site Friday, October 31st from 2:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Honey Creek Trails is located on east Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau along the border of the Big South Fork NRRA. Honey Creek, a tucked away development in a pocket wilderness on the southwest side of the Big South Fork, provides all the necessary amenities for a permanent residence or vacation destination. 
If recreation is on your mind then Honey Creek is what you are looking for. Horseback riders have access to the Big South Fork’s trails and Honey Creek’s private trail. Hikers can tread just steps from their backdoor to the John Muir Trail & Honey Creek Loop Trail, two of the premiere hiking trails in the Big South Fork. Water activities such as fishing, kayaking, canoeing, or swimming can be found within five minutes at Clearfork River’s Burnt Mill Bridge access. Honey Creek’s Overlook, accessible by vehicle, is less than a mile away and provides breathtaking views year round. Peace may be another amenity that you long for after a hard day on the trail. That is one of the reasons that Honey Creek Trails Restrictive covenants not only protect your investment, but your peace of mind. Each site is unique; from exquisite views to Creeks, wooded and open, you’re sure to find a spot to call home. 
February 2008 Best Trail Contest Winner It’s like choosing your favorite child. Inconceivable. With so many amazing trail systems in the Southern Appalachians, is it even possible to pick one trail that’s better than all the rest? BRO recently challenged our readers to do just that and name the Single Best Trail in the Southeast, and after wading through numerous entries we’ve come to a conclusion. The winner of our Best Trail Contest is Jon Livengood, who offers a vivid and detailed description of the Honey Creek Loop in Tennessee’s Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Opinions were (literally) all over the map, but Honey Creek seems to have a little something for everyone. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s Jon’s take on his favorite footpath… My favorite trail is the Honey Creek Loop in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area near Rugby, Tennessee. This trail has the biggest variety of conditions per mile that I’ve every seen. It doesn’t have the longest climb, or highest peak, but it makes up for that by having almost every kind of terrain packed into six miles you could ever want. It’s a slow moving six miles, due to the amazing natural obstacles and beautiful distractions along the way—rock scrambles and squeezes (must remove backpacks on some of them), big views, canyon hiking, Indian rock houses, waterfalls (one in a cave), wooded sections, steep ladder climbs, and open rock faces. It also connects with the John Muir Trail to allow you to expand your mileage and do a longer weekend hike. The trail starts among pristine wooded forests along, beautiful cascading creeks, and winds around many unique trees. It then passes by huge rock walls with amazing embedded formations. Portions remind me of coral. Next, it gives you the option to climb up a couple of ladders to get an incredible view of the Big South Fork Cumberland River and the gorge it has carved out. You then descend from the overlook to get up and personal with the river with options to set up camp or take a swim. The trail changes again, as now you start hiking thru 50-feet wide canyons and crawling thru tight crevasses in the rocks. Hikers should expect to get wet, as the trail and the creek cross at times. You can take a short ladder to a huge Indian rock house that over looks the trail. It has a second room that requires you to get down on your stomach and crawl through a small opening to gain access. Back on the trail, you pass through a few more tight squeezes and a rock tunnel that has a waterfall in it. Finally, you climb up the hill to a flat slab of rock—maybe 50 feet long by 100 feet wide—a fantastic place to absorb some sun and have a bite to eat. Finish out the trail by walking along the rim of the gorge and pass above and then below Honey Creek Falls. It’s hard to do Honey Creek justice with words, but it is a trail I hope everyone in the Southern Appalachians has a chance to experience. ©Copyright 2008, Blue Ridge Outdoors
Directions:
From Crossville, TN
At I-40 exit # 317 or Hwy 127 N
Take 127 N for 29.5 miles toward Jamestown
Turn Right on Taylor Place Rd. Hwy 296 go 3 miles Continue straight thru 4 way stop onto Hwy 52 go 5.2 miles Bear Left on Mt. Helen Rd. go 8.0 miles Continue on Old Mt. Helen Rd. go 0.6 miles Turn Left on Honey Creek Loop Rd go 0.9 miles Continue on Burnt Millford Rd for 0.5 miles to Honey Creek Trails
From Knoxville, TN
From exit 141 on I-75, take Hwy 63 west to U.S. 27, go south 3.4 miles turn left onto Mountain View Road, go 1.5 Miles then turn right onto Volunteer Drive, go 0.1 mile and turn left at stop sign, go 2.2 miles and turn right on West Robbins Road, go 0.4 miles and turn left on to Al Martin Road, go 3.8 miles to sale, Follow Signs.
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