Farragut Dogwood Trail

Welcome to the Farragut Dogwood Trail, which begins in Fox Den Subdivision, travels a portion of Country Manor and ends in Village Green.

As you travel along North Fox Den Drive, you will see beautiful homes with rock gardens, dogwoods, azaleas, tulips and the ornamental Japanese maples.

Magnolia trees abound on Oakmont Circle, forming an archway over the street in one area. Keep your eyes open for squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits throughout this trail. You might even see a raccoon, opossum or fox.

After passing the Fox Den Country Club and climbing the hill, pause for a minute to see the beautiful view of the surrounding hills. As you descend the hill, you can get a view of the 18 hole Fox Den Golf Course. Even though the developer had to clear large areas for the course, he was very successful in preserving much of the original woodlands, especially the tall pines.

Smith Road will give you a good view of the golf course, a quick view of the lake and will lead you to East Fox Den Drive. Weeping willows and the “yellow” cypress intermingle with the dogwoods in this section.

In Country Manor, a newer subdivision, look for the beautiful white pines and blue atlas cedars.

The trail enters the side door of Village Green on Cloverfork Drive. Village Green is the oldest of the three subdivisions, being the first planned community in Knox County. It was patterned after Colonial Williamsburg.

Pampas grass, nandinas with bright red berries, blue Norway spruce, acubas and ivy share this wooded area with the dogwoods as you make your way over “The Village” streets.

The large open area on Bellfield Road is owned by the neighborhood. The weeping willows are in evidence along the small creek. Bellfield Road leads into the earliest part of the neighborhood where the natural woodlands were preserved and many native dogwoods bloom each year.

When you top the hill at Russfield Drive look straight ahead for a view of the mountains. Then you will turn onto Nassau Drive, a heavily wooded area that leads to the clubhouse.

As you circle around West Heritage Drive to Georgetowne Drive, you will see rock gardens and many flowering shrubs in these mature yards. Weeping cherry trees greet you on Georgetowne Drive and lead you to North Williamsburg Drive.

The trail continues on East Heritage Drive and Dominion Circle where many mature dogwoods bloom along with tulips, irises and azaleas. Magnolia trees in all sizes are throughout The Village in keeping with the colonial theme.

Down Russfield Lane where again you see the natural woodlands and onto Olde Colony Parkway where the trail ends.

We hope you enjoyed your visit to the Farragut Dogwood Trail. Come back next year.