Awesome Riverside Trail in Kingsport, Tennessee!

[@joyfultrails]

Hope you enjoy this video on the city of Kingsport and the Greenbelt! One thing that makes Kingsport unique is Church Circle. There is a GORGEOUS aerial photo of the Church Circle at the 4:18 mark of this video. The pic was taken by Gordon Hutchinson. In fact, you can subscribe to him here on KZbin - @gordonhutchinson2949. Enjoy the Greenbelt! 3 minutes ago

[@janebowman9150]

Born and raised in Kingsport and I learned a lot about my town from listening to your video. Thanks for sharing. We like the trail, too!

[@kmccarr]

Nothing better than ice cream on the trail! Kingsport looks like a great place to visit or live, and from the responses, sounds like one too. Great video

[@joyfultrails]

@@kmccarr Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed my day there. 🙂

[@billherren1464]

Thank you for showing Kingsport in such a positive way. I spent many hours biking the greenbelt while grieving the loss of my Mother. Still enjoy it today. Very much enjoyed your perspective of it. Thanks for visiting us.

[@joyfultrails]

@@billherren1464 Glad you liked it. I thoroughly enjoyed my day in Kingsport. 🙂

[@ronaldmmiller]

I had to watch this in two sitting, life gets in the way sometimes. Congratulations on 4000 subs! This trail may never have got on our radar without seeing this video. Thank you!

[@joyfultrails]

@@ronaldmmiller Cool! And thanks. 🙂

[@LisaWillis-r6i]

Awesome video! Thank you for adding a shot of me, my husband and grand daughter at the fountain downtown. It was nice meeting you, we enjoyed this video, you did great on it!

[@joyfultrails]

@@LisaWillis-r6i Oh, cool! I’m glad you got to see it. Her laugh and happiness really added to the video. 🙂 Thanks for letting me include that!

[@davidcrowson4745]

❤❤❤

[@joyfultrails]

Thank you 🙂

[@pedrofernandez8729]

The bench separators are to keep people (homeless) from sleeping there. One of the best trails you've been on. I find the fact that there are more animals than humans, wonderful.

[@joyfultrails]

A doe and her two fawn (fawns?) literally crossed the trail right in front of me...and I couldn't get my camera out in time. But I did get a glimpse of them crossing the creek. On the benches...yes, I thought about that but wasn't sure. Heck, you know me...I just wanted to deliver my punchline... 😂

[@avanteadventures]

Woohoo! You did Kingsport proud! We love our Greenbelt here. We live close to the Exchange Place and if you’re ever here again, please let us know. As to the dividers on the benches, well, I hate to say it, but the dividers are so nobody lays down to take a nap. Lol. Yes we know it’s not beautiful everywhere on the trail but most of it is. Thank you Scott, for coming here to ride the Greenbelt in Kingsport TN! Great video! We’ll take the four stars and run with it. We love it here.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@joyfultrails]

I really enjoyed the trail (as you can probably tell). I didn't get going good until around 11 a.m. as I recall...so I really had to hurry and cram it all in. Didn't get back home until well after dark. But it was fun. Now that the "official" trail videos are made and posted, maybe I can meet up with you guys sometime for a return trip to this one or the Tweetsie.

[@avanteadventures]

@@joyfultrails sounds good! We’d like to treat you to a meal and talk shop, KZbin, and get to know each other better. I’m unable to ride right know but one never knows what the future holds. 👍

[@ChuckHarris-go5nz]

What an excellent inspiring video. Thank you for sharing

[@timbachman1976]

Scenic & then some! 😎

[@joyfultrails]

Thanks! Now when are you gonna go ride one of these with me? 🚲🤪

[@dirtlifeadventures]

Just drove to Kingsport on your recommendation. We ride mostly mountain bike but have started to visit all the beautiful greenways you recommend. Love your videos thanks!!!❤

[@joyfultrails]

That's awesome! Hope you have a great time 🙂

[@MRB-q6p]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful video and amusing commentary. I ride this trail weekly and enjoyed hearing your review of it.

[@joyfultrails]

@@MRB-q6p Awesome! Glad you liked it.

[@glorialeach7301]

Each of your videos makes me want to load up my bike, get in my car and head out!!! 👏👏❤️🥰

[@joyfultrails]

Go! Thanks for watching... 😁

[@ostekuste3646]

There’s a fairly new trail in Bristol, Va that is called the Mendota Trail. Goes to Mendota, Va and is around 20 miles round trip. It goes through mostly wooded and rural farmland, has many bridges, and has one huge trestle bridge crossing high over a large river that is gorgeous. It is very rustic and not very used yet, would be a perfect choice for your channel. I’d love to ride it with you any time to show it off.

[@joyfultrails]

You are, I think, the third or fourth person to mention that trail and recommend it! I will have to add it to the list. Thanks!

[@billherren1464]

Let me add...I believe you will love the Mendota trail. Go from Mendota to Bristol....absolutely beautiful and yet undiscovered by most.

[@ostekuste3646]

@@billherren1464 I’m actually planning a return visit tomorrow but prefer starting at the Bristol end as it is not as far a drive for me.

[@storieswithsweeney]

I thought you were gonna get all sentimental and reflective with your “feeding the 4,000” comments, and just when I’m getting roped in I hear your “boooooooing!” sound effect! 😂 Congrats on 4,000! Sticking with you to 5,000 and beyond!

[@joyfultrails]

@@storieswithsweeney 😂 Thanks, man!

[@RichardMatthews-b2f]

I enjoy your videos immensely. Thanks!

[@joyfultrails]

Thank you!

[@colleenwright-kakkar6384]

Thank you for this video. I am blessed to live 1 mile from the new entrance, so I love riding it. It does like all other things have some down sides, because it is so close to the creek that any hard/full rain floods a lot of the path. Beautiful any time of the year, now last summer the water fountains were on not sure why not this year.

[@joyfultrails]

Oh, OK. Thanks for the info. I have found dry water fountains to be a common problem on trails all over the place, so I just assumed it was c*vid-related without any proof. I shouldn't do that! But yeah, great trail. It's good that you're able to enjoy it often!

[@davidjackson2056]

We heard about this trail the last time we rode the Tweetsie trail. My better half and I set out to ride the trail and I had trouble finding the trailhead at Cleek Road. At that time period the trailhead looked sketchy at best, not due to the neighborhood but the lack of parking and no signage along with random piles of debris. The beginning looked more like a mountain bike trail than a greenway. Since I couldn’t convince my wife to ride her road bike down this steep rocky path we set out to find another trail entrance. I guess I went into a “can’t find my way out of a wet paper bag” mode and she convinced (aka told me) me after much searching to give up the search. We did however find a great place for BBQ that I can “highly recommend”. Pratt’s in Kingsport is worth the stop. Your video has convinced my wife to give me a chance for redemption to ride this greenway, though I realize if I don’t find it there may be a missing person report filed in East Tennessee! BTW I agree with Pedro; the Tiny Planet effect makes me dizzy too!🫨 I look forward to your videos! Keep up the good work!

[@joyfultrails]

Ha! Yeah...for the first little bit, I was questioning my decision-making skills...but like I said, once you hit asphalt, it's all good!

[@glorgau]

I live in Kingsport (moved there from the Boston area) and ride my bike around the area for exercise. A hint on the central section of the trail, after big rain storms the banks sometimes overflow and muddy it up just wait a few days and things dry up. Was out walking my dog on section 4 this morning! Beautiful video.

[@joyfultrails]

Good to know… yeah, it’s a great trail. You’re fortunate to have it close by. 🙂

[@chrishoffman9923]

Making a note of this trail . Might try it out on our way to the Smoky Mountain National Park. We always go through the. Knoxville area on our way. 20 mile round trip seems perfect.

[@joyfultrails]

@@chrishoffman9923 just check the weather forecast. People have said that it floods easily after a heavy rain. But apart from that, you should be good to go. It’s a nice ride!

[@robertd9850]

Definitely will be taking the bikes there. And kudos for wearing Bama gear deep into enemy territory!

[@joyfultrails]

Don't think I didn't get some comments from Vol fans! Stopped and talked to one guy for 10 minutes 😆

[@robertd9850]

@@joyfultrails Nah, I'm Bama through and through so I know that takes chutzpah. Roll Tide!

[@morganking2347]

I posted your Kingsport Greenbelt video on my facebook page. Good stuff. I live in K-town and ride it often.

[@joyfultrails]

Thanks! It really is a great trail.

[@tdktroyknight5]

Definitely Try Mendota trail. And New River Trail from Galax To Fries is my favorite of all.

[@joyfultrails]

Those are on my list! Especially New River. 👍

[@rogerdavis3454]

Thanks for your video on the Greenbelt. It's interesting to see something so familiar to me through someone else's eyes. You're definitely right about the downtown part of the path. Fortunately, though, it isn't very long.

[@BarChrome]

Thanks for the 4 star rating. I have been riding the Greenbelt year round for over 25 years. Kingsport continues to pay great attention on how to make the Greenbelt better for it’s users.

[@brad9245]

Love this trail! We rode it about 1-1/2 years ago, but after watching the video we realized we missed some of it because we don’t remember the hanging green bridge. I think we must have ridden more on the south end. We are going to go back to finish the trail. Thank you so much for sharing, it was a great video! Rooting for you to get your 5,000 viewers and more!

[@joyfultrails]

Thanks! I almost got lost myself...at one point the trail emptied out into a cul-de-sac with no signs or anything (unless I just missed them). But I knew the ride wasn't over because I had not seen the Holston yet. So I just kept going and soon I saw the little signs with the logo pointing me in the right direction.

[@brad9245]

Thanks so much for all you go thru to make these videos so helpful to us😊

[@kathykeener3523]

Dude! Keep these coming! The hubs and I have been going all the way to the Silver comet and Charlotte. This is much closer. Thanks!

[@joyfultrails]

OK! 😆

[@WesB1972]

Eastman Co. was once part of the Kodak company and was called Tennessee Eastman co.

[@DanLee53]

This looks like something I need to check out. Enjoyed the trail review! 👍🏻🚴

[@joyfultrails]

It's cool! You really should...

[@chrislang7146]

Don’t forget the nearby Mendota Trail.

[@joyfultrails]

Hmmm...I'll have to check that out! I just looked it up on AllTrails and the pictures look amazing. Thanks for the heads up!

[@billysbikesbrews7183]

Looks like a Beautiful Trail.. I could see myself going there.. I know what you mean.. that it exceeded your expectations.. James Heritage Trail in Lynchburg was one of those trials.. as a bonus the town was very interesting also..

[@joyfultrails]

Lynchburg is on my list!

[@copycatcarlton]

Enjoyed this brother! Turn to your na-ba and say I’m too blessed to be stressed!

[@joyfultrails]

@@copycatcarlton 😂🤣😂 Amen!

[@russellhensley277]

enjoyed your video , i live about an hour from kingsport and will be trying it soon

[@joyfultrails]

Just an hour? That's a no-brainer. Go! 😂

[@leegandysdroid]

Another great video! I was wondering how you could possibly 1 up your previous video, then BAM you had the new star rating look. Nice! BTW Loved the song choice. You've introduced me to several new groups and I appreciate it. Peace!

[@joyfultrails]

Yeah, I learned a new editing platform for this video (and future videos) - Davinci Resolve. So I had to come up with a new way to animate the stars! Glad you liked that. I agree on that song - it's been stuck in my head off and on for 2 weeks!

[@TennesseeCyclepath]

I like your videos. I make videos (mostly shorts) about riding my bike. I have a daily streak of 287 days. Yours are much better than mine. Keep it up.

[@joyfultrails]

287 days...WOW! That's impressive. Keep the wheels turning. 😀

[@FollowThomas]

Such a beautiful trail and lots of wildlife. How long is the trail? This looks like a perfect trail for me. Great video as always 👍

[@joyfultrails]

Thanks, man... It is 10 miles long. So 20 miles out-and-back.

[@MsAutie]

If you are ever in and around Florence, AL come check out the TVA trails over in Muscle Shoals. Love your videos. Would also love to know about the music you use.

[@joyfultrails]

Ooo... I just looked up that Florence trail and it looks great! Will have to add it to the list. And you know I'm always up for any excuse to go home to Alabama! I get my music from a production music site called Epidemic Sound. They have music in a wide variety of genres - with vocals and without. You pay an annual fee and then the music is royalty-free for use on social media.

[@stevekistler8970]

There it is at 6:02, my initials (SK) written in the clouds. Guess I gotta go ride this trail😂

[@joyfultrails]

I see it...good eye! Yeah, you've got to go now. 😁

[@billherren1464]

Hey bro. two old dudes from Kingsport and somewhere in sw virginia would love to ride with you. Let's ride!

[@SCBiker58]

Growing up in Bristol to the east I can remember how Kingsport always had a distinct odor, well it actually stunk 😂. I have not been back to East Tennessee in years but does it still have it 🤔. I pretty much watch all of your vlogs, what trail of all your rides is your favorite? Ours is the Doodle, we ride it at least twice a week. Short drive to our parking spot in Pickens from Seneca.

[@joyfultrails]

I did not notice a bad smell. 😂 I have visited a couple of cities that just had a bad or weird overall vibe to them. But no odor. 😆 My favorite so far has to be the Virginia Creeper Trail. Thanks for watching!

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

It still stinks.

[@joyfultrails]

@@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960 😩

[@kakumara8896]

Great video! I'm from Kingsport and I love the greenbelt! as for that one part going downtown that was called "Ugly" that just adds character to the trail, you get a taste of every type of scenery while on the greenebelt even a little bit of city life. just not the best part of the city sadly.

[@joyfultrails]

@@kakumara8896 …and that part is pretty short. It really is a great trail!

[@kenwbrenner]

Hi. Very much enjoyed this fine video. We lived in Kingsport in 1982-1983. Returned for visits and heard about this. While I don't ride bikes, I am an avid hiker (even at 71), so have walked on a rail-trail in Mississippi one Summer when it was too hot to be in the woods. I just published a 3-part series on the Longleaf Trace on my channel you might find of interest. I very much appreciate your Christian approach to this video. God Bless!

[@joyfultrails]

@@kenwbrenner Welcome aboard!

[@gordonhutchinson2949]

Wait a minute Scott. That's my aerial photo of Church Circle shown at 4:18. You could have at least asked for permission!

[@joyfultrails]

You're right. Oops. How can I make it up to you? In my defense (which is no excuse), I learned to edit on a new platform last week and worked late every night and I was at the end of one of those sessions and tired and sleepy and just needed a shot to put those photos over...and then I saw your pic, I believe, on Google and thought, "Perfect! This will show people what the circle actually looks like from up above..." never thinking I would get busted. The video is doing well so I would like to avoid taking it down...what can I do to make amends? It's a great photo, by the way.

[@gordonhutchinson2949]

Thank you for the acknowledgment. It does show what you're describing very well. I don't have a problem with you using it, just took me by surprise. My wife and I are bikers and enjoy watching your videos of the trails...

[@joyfultrails]

@@gordonhutchinson2949 I will create a "pinned comment" giving you attribution. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@drewgardner5449]

My wife told me while watching the latest video. That she was somewhat disappointed because summer is almost over and Scott never wore shorts on his rides, but always long khakis (insert pic of Jim Harbaugh). She was hoping to see a gams shot. Is it too late in the season? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@joyfultrails]

HA! That's one of the more unusual comments yet! You know...it's just a preference. I did wear shorts in a couple of the early videos but I'm just much more comfortable in long pants. Trust me, she's not missing out on anything 😂

[@yellowjacketf4i]

I'm a local and I've lived in Kingsport my whole life. The whole river is polluted by Eastman and other companies. There's even signs up that say not to eat the fish. Sometimes there's hundreds of dead fish floating down the river after a toxic discharge occurs upstream. Not a safe river to enjoy.

[@joyfultrails]

@@yellowjacketf4i Yikes.😳… when I saw the size of that place, it did look kind of scary. Although… I did see people fishing in the river. There was a guy standing out in the middle of the river fishing…as well as some folks fishing from the banks. Maybe they were just doing it for the “sport” of it … the old catch-and-release method? who knows…

[@marklawrence4596]

Now that you have a logo are you going to print T shirts?

[@joyfultrails]

Yeah, probably so. I’ve got some ideas… just gotta make them happen!

[@pedrofernandez8729]

Best part of riding these trails is at the end when you can devour worthless calories, knowing that 🥧🥤🍰🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨you made room for them.BTW, if you iver get the chance you should explore Hilton Head, SC It's got great trails.

[@pedrofernandez8729]

I guess the downtown part kept it from getting 5 stars? BTW. I was not much fun at parties, I sat in a corner and said and did nothing but eat.

[@joyfultrails]

I hope you don't mind me messin' with you...You crack me up! 😂

[@pedrofernandez8729]

@@joyfultrails Of course I don't mind, I enjoy it a lot. I am always making fun of myself. I believe that is called self-deprecating?

[@WesB1972]

Are E bikes allowed on these trails?

[@joyfultrails]

Yes!

[@hilltopper600]

let's see a great ride on the New River Trail in Virginia-Maybe better than Creeper?

[@joyfultrails]

I am hoping to do New River in October! Can't make any promises, but that's what I would like to do. Gotta make sure I can change a flat before I tackle that one. 😂

[@gordonhutchinson2949]

Nice video as usual but Kingsport is second largest city in the tri-cities. Johnson City has 72,000+...

[@joyfultrails]

You know...I thought Johnson City seemed larger, having been there recently to ride the Tweetsie Trail. I got that info from Wikipedia - "It is the largest city in the Kingsport-Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,613 in 2020." So I guess the "Kingsport-Bristol metropolitan area" does not include Johnson City?

[@gordonhutchinson2949]

Must not, but JC is the largest in the Tri-Cities.

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

Elizabethton is the smallest of the Quad Cities.

[@rljohn53]

I love watching your videos. Very well done. But, you have cost me a lot of money. I had to go out and buy an Insta 360 camera. And then I had to the accessories like selfie sticks, bike mounts, extra batteries and chargers. And yet, my videos are no where as good as yours. I watch your videos and pick up little tricks each time. For me, your videos are 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@joyfultrails]

Ha! Sorry about that! ($$$)… I actually get complaints now and then from people who don’t like the 360 - they say it’s “disorienting” (whatever that means)…but I have just found that it is the best way to give an overall sense of what the trail environment is like. Because you see so much more than with just a GoPro. Thanks for watching and keep having fun with that camera!

[@jeffkimble8857]

You need to brush up on your bird ID😊. You mention a Blue Herron while what you have a video of is actually a cormorant. Nice work on the trail video tho!

[@StanEby1]

Thanks for this. When he said Blue Heron, I immediately backed it up to take a double take, then started scrolling to see if someone else caught it. Double Crested Cormorant. Beautiful. Thanks to Scott for this indispensable, entertaining, informative and picturesque vlog.

[@joyfultrails]

Yeah, you guys got me... I really am clueless on bird ID. All I knew was that I THOUGHT that bird had the basic body build of a Herron and he looked like he was standing there waiting to pull a fish out of the river...but it didn't happen and I got impatient and moved on.

[@jeffwrose]

Plandemic. Love it!

[@joyfultrails]

😏

[@billmuni2702]

Certainly will plan a ride on this trail. But the 360 camera is disorienting!!

[@joyfultrails]

It’s a great trail. I have found that the 360 camera is the best way to give an overall sense of what a trail environment is like… Because you see so much more than with just a GoPro. Perhaps what you’re responding to is the “tiny planet” effect and that’s more of a novelty thing that I tend to only use on KZbin shorts.

[@carrollleopard1961]

Beautiful trail. A new one to me. Loved the wildlife and river views. Thanks for sharing the video. You’re going to see 5000 subscribers real soon because you have excellent videos. Invite Peter Santenello (KZbinr) to go on a bike trip with you and he’ll help increase your viewership. He has over 3 million subscribers.

[@joyfultrails]

@@carrollleopard1961 3M?! Wow… Thank you for the encouragement. I appreciate it. 🙂

[@rosesmith6208]

music must go, can you focus more video on the trail and not yourself, that would be nice, sure your anice guy and all you seem to be but I want to see the trail, it is a beautiful trail. you do seem to be better onthat front on this video, kingsport was teh area that hobo shoestring would take ot on trains, he did alot of videos and I miss watching them as he died a few months ago due to health issues he was dealing with. just had a thought if you want music in your videos ow about dolly partons wildflower song? that was a cormorant not a heron. lol

[@joyfultrails]

Yeah, that was a guess on the bird. I'm not a bird person...LOL... Look, I have stumbled onto a format that works for me. The music's not going anywhere. Each video contains a "music video" with a variety of shots that show people what to expect if they ride that trail themselves. Yeah, there's a few shots mixed in there that actually show me so as to mix things up, provide a little variety. If you hate the way I do things, there's TONS of other channels with crooked GoPro footage, some with music, some without. Maybe you should just watch those channels. I would hate to lose you as a viewer, but this is the third time you've made your discontent known...and I want you to be happy. ; )

[@michaelgilly4497]

You should wear a helmet. You’re one mistake away from death. Even if you don’t want to wear one, other people will watch you and think it’s OK to not wear one.

[@joyfultrails]

@@michaelgilly4497 watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJndeWmjetV8ptUsi=i1BkKD6y477F8bLm

[@weed491]

Tons of people moving to Kingsport from places they screwed up , traffic is terrible here . This place gets worse everyday .

[@joyfultrails]

@@weed491 Greenville, SC, where I live, has the same problem!