Kevin Freeman, of Fayetteville, Tenn., prepares to ride the nearly 10 miles of mountain bike trails while visiting Enterprise South Nature Park for the first time.
Trails wind through the trees as deer and turkey meander through the woods.
Several trails lead into the forest – one leading hikers to a ridge overlooking a lake, another can be ridden on a bicycle with speed, limbs and branches flying by as the rider bombs down the trail.
Nestled next to the Volkswagen plant, Enterprise South Nature Park opened to the public a little more than six months ago. Already it has been a success, with more than 2,000 people a week visiting the park, said Lee Green, facilities supervisor for Hamilton County Parks,
“It’s about double what we expected,” Green said.
And that has led to a few headaches, especially right after the park opened with 10 miles of mountain bike trails and several miles of walking trails.