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Elizabethton and Carter County discuss developing Hampton Watershed bike trails


ELIZABETHTON — The further development of a mountain bike riding park brought together leaders from Elizabethton and Carter County on Wednesday afternoon for an exploratory session.
Over the past several years, Elizabethton has slowly developed a small system of bike trails in a 238-acre hilly watershed property the city owns in Hampton. Although the property is several miles from Elizabethton, the city owns it because the springs flowing in the area provide over half of the city’s drinking water. The watershed above the springs were purchased to protect the area from development and pollution.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has begun developing mountain bike trails on the property, and has expanded the trails by renting 52.75 acres of undeveloped land from adjacent Doe River Gorge Ministries. The result is the potential development of several miles of bike trail on elevations ranging from 1,800 feet to 3,100 feet that could be made into loops ea ....

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Letters: What do you think about a whitewater park in Elizabethton?


Letters: What do you think about a whitewater park in Elizabethton?
With our Question of the Week, we asked readers for their thoughts on a proposal to build a whitewater park in one of the rivers passing through Elizabethton. Here are some of the answers we received.
Outdoor recreation adds quality of life
I think this is an awesome project. Rafting on the Watauga is a wonderful family experience and would be an ideal river to end that trip with a big finale.
Locals and tourists would really benefit from this addition. We have a few success stories in the area already; the investments in the Tweetsie Trail and the Tannery Knob bike park have managed to add a ton of value to this community and will only get better with time. ....

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