Biking a Historic Rail Trail in Eastern Tennessee

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JoyfulTrails

JoyfulTrails

Ай бұрын

Go with me as I explore the Tweetsie Trail, a historic rail trail that connects Johnson City and Elizabethton, Tennessee. Enjoy beautiful, rugged mountain scenery and cross over an iconic pedestrian bridge, safely traveling above the vehicle traffic below. We'll also take time out to tour a classic covered bridge and enjoy a Weir dam in downtown Elizabethton. The Tweetsie Railroad once ruled these parts; today it's cyclists, walkers and runners who get to enjoy the scenic path between these charming cities in northeastern Tennessee.
I explore, review and rate bike trails on this channel...and hopefully find a little joy in the journey. Thanks for watching!
#JoyfulTrails

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@pepperjo8252
@pepperjo8252 Ай бұрын
Like the new haircut !! I always enjoy your videos.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ostekuste3646
@ostekuste3646 Ай бұрын
Ride this trail all the time when I’m in the mood to just chill and spin the pedals. Glad you found it.
@michelletiffin6128
@michelletiffin6128 Ай бұрын
Another great video! We did the Tweetsie Trail about 4 years ago. We also liked the scenery and the covered bridge was definitely a nice added bonus on the trail. Already looking forward to seeing your next video and next adventure! We love Joyful Trails!
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thanks! Your comment made my day. 🙂
@dougwachs
@dougwachs Ай бұрын
This video was absolutely pro grade, high octane stuff! thanks for all the effort! I look forward to watching you earlier work.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thank you! Your comment really made my day.
@marklawrence4596
@marklawrence4596 Ай бұрын
Great job. Thanks!
@user-pe8pf5wb2n
@user-pe8pf5wb2n 27 күн бұрын
Another great review! Thanks for all the time you spent to create this, incorporating your humorous personality, and the historical information about the areas you visit. I've been thinking of driving up from Knoxville to ride the Tweetsie, and now it's definitely on my list. Loved the comments section also. You rock my friend.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 27 күн бұрын
Thank you! Your comment really made my day. 🙂
@RetroHGenX
@RetroHGenX Ай бұрын
You earned my like and subscribe as soon as you mentioned the dearly Departed Rush Limbaugh.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
I miss him so! I actually got to meet him briefly when he was doing his "Rush to Excellence" tour, back when the national show first started. He was one-of-a-kind!
@user-hj7ld4ff7p
@user-hj7ld4ff7p Ай бұрын
__ Feelin nostalgia for a place I've never been to.
@tomt9543
@tomt9543 Ай бұрын
The ET&WNC railroad (known by locals as the “Eat Taters & Wear No Clothes”) was a BIG deal to the remote communities between its beginning and Boone, NC. Banner Elk badly wanted the line to pass through its town, but the railroad decided against it. The mayor of Banner Elk was invited to the grand celebration in Boone when construction was completed to that city. When asked to step to the podium to give a Speach, the disgruntled mayor said “I remember when the only way to get to Boone was to be born here!”, and he stepped down and left! Great channel you have here! And you kind of remind me of Bobby Duke Arts - another of my favs! Your t-shirt was just great, as Col. 3:23 has been my longtime Bible verse!
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Great info! I love stories like that. I didn’t know if anybody would read the fine print on the T-shirt… I’m glad you did. 🙂
@Woody.D828
@Woody.D828 29 күн бұрын
My first time "finding" your vlog. Love how much you are choosing to be an ambassador promoting the human ability to find JOY in our JOurneYs...!
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 29 күн бұрын
Awesome! Welcome aboard.
@alannebel2720
@alannebel2720 Ай бұрын
Nice video. Your subtle humor and history lessons make it hard to watch other bike blogs. Keep it up.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
That’s very kind of you to say. Comments like yours are a big part of what keep me going.
@billysbikesbrews7183
@billysbikesbrews7183 Ай бұрын
Wow.. Everything is Clicking.. just when you think you can’t do any better.. you’re hitting new heights.. Videoing, storytelling, music selection, humor, Sarcasm was always your special talent, Top Notch😁.. I liked the added “Responding to Comments” 👍 Pedal On my Friend 🚴‍♂️😎
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thank you, sir. I can always count on you for some encouraging words. 🙂
@chrishoffman9923
@chrishoffman9923 Ай бұрын
I liked the Hold On song Call on me. Pretty good😊
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Glad you liked that! I got it from Epidemic Sound (a music site for content creators).
@bentrider
@bentrider Ай бұрын
Nice! I like the addition of the comments section. As always, your little barbs cracked me up. Keep up the good work! Now I'm going to go jump on my trike and go for a ride.😊
@eppscalade
@eppscalade Ай бұрын
This is great, Scott! You were in our “neck of the woods.” Barry and I have room if you ever need a place to stay in east TN.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
I thought about y'all. But when I shoot one of these videos in one day...it's a FULL day! I barely had time to ride the trail and shoot video of both towns before it was time to head back home. Thanks, though. Hope you guys are doing well.
@mountainsmoore3657
@mountainsmoore3657 28 күн бұрын
I've driven past the Tweetsie several times and always wanted to ride it, but just never have made the trip up to ride it. Maybe one of these days. It looks like a great trail. Thanks for sharing!
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 28 күн бұрын
Yeah, it’s great if you’re in the area. I don’t know that I would make a special trip to ride it from far away… But like I say in the video, the first third of the trail is really where the action is, so to speak.
@carrollleopard1961
@carrollleopard1961 Ай бұрын
Your star rating is about what I’ve read on the reviews. But I think I would enjoy the first part of the trail. Also, your shot of the Great Blue Heron catching the snake was spectacular. Again thanks for sharing the video.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thank you. I had to be very patient… I stood there for a good while waiting for him to make a move. I thought he was fishing…but he got a snake instead!
@ostekuste3646
@ostekuste3646 Ай бұрын
I ride this trail a lot when I want to just turn the pedals. I usually just do the first half from JC to the first stop in Elizabethton. Your video made me think twice about what I’m missing in downtown Etown.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Cool. I really enjoyed my day there - both the trail and the towns.
@matthewrschuler
@matthewrschuler Ай бұрын
Woke indoctrination center. I love these references! They definitely enhance the joyfulness of your channel. 👍
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
😂
@rljohn53
@rljohn53 Ай бұрын
Great job as always.
@user-ev5vm7gl6m
@user-ev5vm7gl6m 20 күн бұрын
BAWWHAHAHA - I love it!! Riding around knoxville with an Alabama Hoodie and an open carry law - too funny.....but spot on - Knoxville native here - love your channel - hope to see you on the trail someday!!
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙂
@user-hj7ld4ff7p
@user-hj7ld4ff7p Ай бұрын
__ Back in the day, Moody Bible Institute had its tough bush-pilot program in Elizabethton. It churned out some of the best pilots in the world, guys who could slip their Cessnas into tiny, tippy strips.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Wow...that's cool to know. There's also a lot of history there surrounding a German rayon plant (?) that still stands today and looks kind of creepy. I started to include that in the script but figured it was too much...
@ezekielcarsella
@ezekielcarsella Ай бұрын
Hmm I think this trail is cool enough I can add it to the list but definitely no ta priority because of the drive up! Would be cool if they could follow the ROW down to Boone, NC!
@theinternexperience890
@theinternexperience890 Ай бұрын
I love your channel. If you ever find yourself up here in Yankeeland, we have a a great trail called the D&R canal trail that spans the middle of the state of NJ
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thanks! And I would love to venture into Yankeeland! Sounds like a great name for a theme park 😂 Maybe after retirement…
@billmuni2702
@billmuni2702 Ай бұрын
Nice music selection. Show a map of the trail route.
@SCBiker58
@SCBiker58 Ай бұрын
Woke University, if I ever see you on the SRT and you drink beer I want to buy you one or more 😉. I was raised in Bristol and live in Seneca SC now. I had been to JC many times back in the 70s and remember when the first big name chain restaurant a Red Lobster came to town and lines two hours long were common 😂. Your cinematic talent and musical selections just get better and better and “responding to comments” is a hit. When we run into other bikers we mention the channel and your sense of humor and how informative the vlogs are.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for helping spread the word. Hey, you can buy me a Coke Zero, how ‘bout that? 😆
@SCBiker58
@SCBiker58 Ай бұрын
@@joyfultrails that will work as well.
@kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287
@kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287 Ай бұрын
Just what I need on the Sunday night before I have to go back to work. Thank you! 👍🏻
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Happy to help 😆
@marcusrawls2125
@marcusrawls2125 Ай бұрын
Great video as always! The star rating might need an update since you can't do 1/2 stars what about going to a 10 star rating, then it gives you more options.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Hmmm. That's worth thinking about. Thanks...
@davepov
@davepov Ай бұрын
Very enjoyable video as they all are! I was surprised to see myself quoted in your video about half way through. HA! Fun. Did you spend just one day on the trip, minus the drive, but including shooting video? I ask because I'm trying to get a feel for the amount of time I need to allocate to do some of these bike trips. I definitely ride at a leisurely pace but I too do a lot of video shooting with my GoPro. Thanks.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Yes, one day for this one. It was a 2-hr drive from my home. I left at daybreak...rode the trail and shot video...and also shot video of the two towns...squeezed in a lunch...and made it back home about the time it was getting dark outside. So it was a full day...but just one day.
@user-hj7ld4ff7p
@user-hj7ld4ff7p Ай бұрын
__ Speakin of Elizabethton and bush pilots, I guess you're a bush pilot of sorts flying that drone through the woods while balancing on a bike. I'm checkin out temporarily at 8:55 cuz I can't decide if I actually want to see Elizabethton, where some of my friends trained as bush pilots and I almost ended up myself. Going for a bike ride while I think it over. Your music and photography have had a weirdly powerful effect on me. Tennessee's always been JC Central for me, and every few years I dip into it for a few weeks or months and I have an adventure. I almost taught at that school there (the woke one) a few decades back. A lot of almosts for me between JCity and Elizabethton. Okay, I'm off on my bike. Oh, funny thing I just remembered. I'm up here in Niagara Canada but my ancient pedal bike has a Tennessee car license plate.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Cool...go ride that bike! Oh - and I'm actually using a 360 camera that's attached to a 9.5 ft long "selfie stick"...but the stick disappears in editing, causing it to look and act like a drone.
@towtowstrailtalk6853
@towtowstrailtalk6853 Ай бұрын
My wife and I just found your channel. we absolutely love your channel God bless you
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Awesome! Welcome aboard.
@solonutiket564
@solonutiket564 Ай бұрын
You missed Laural Falls (hampton TN), Ridgewood Bar-b-que (Bluff City) and train ride on some of the old tweetsie railroad. Now a christian summer camp, Hampton, Tn. check them all out on your next trip. On your hike to Laural Falls, see if you can find and hike to "Potato Top"
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@chrislang7146
@chrislang7146 Ай бұрын
When are you gonna come up to ride the Mendota Trail? Kingsport has a 10 mile greenway trail as well.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestions...I will have to check those out!
@pedrofernandez8729
@pedrofernandez8729 Ай бұрын
Tweetsie is the cute little nickname my urologist gave me, I guess he must be from the South as well.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
😂🤣😂
@avanteadventures
@avanteadventures Ай бұрын
Wish we could have met up with you! We’re in Kingsport. Learned more than we knew before about JC and Elizabethton from your video. You were a hoot in this one all the way to “end of trail.”
@user-hj7ld4ff7p
@user-hj7ld4ff7p Ай бұрын
__ I'm seein a face in the stone at 5:55.
@FollowThomas
@FollowThomas Ай бұрын
Your style of video creation is outstanding. Cool to learn history around the trail and you presented it all well. It takes lots of work to put this all together. Great work, well done! I need to look up where is this trail exactly would be really cool to ride it myself. I'm always lookout of the trails to ride but I think there're no Amtrak stations nearby and I always combine trails with Amtrak. How long is the whole trail?
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I’m a big fan of your videos as well. Yes, the editing is a lot of work, but I really enjoy that part of it as well. Unfortunately, I don’t think there is an Amtrak station near Johnson City. But the trail is 10 miles long one-way. So, 20 miles out and back.
@FollowThomas
@FollowThomas Ай бұрын
@@joyfultrails thanks, much appreciated. I agree, video editing is fun too, otherwise we wouldn't do it.
@johnbelletti9516
@johnbelletti9516 12 күн бұрын
Your political leanings came through in your opening comments, off putting
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 12 күн бұрын
Well… Yes, I’m a human being and I’m alive and in the world and I do have beliefs and political leanings and they do come out a little bit now and then. I think that’s just normal. But usually I’m pretty subtle with it. Personally, I’m somewhere well to the right of Ben Shapiro. If you knew what I really think, you’d be shocked and appalled. 😂
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