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Best U.S. Hikes: Zion, Napa Valley… Nashville’s Warner Park?

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Fodor's also mentions the fall foliage along the trail through Percy Warner Park. The woods are a hardwood mix of oak, hickory, beech and maple. Credit: mikerhicks via Flickr

Fodor’s also mentions the fall foliage along the trail through Percy Warner Park. The woods are a hardwood mix of oak, hickory, beech and maple. Credit: mikerhicks via Flickr

A trusted travel guide has put out a list of the “7 Best Hikes in the U.S.,” and one of them is a 4.5-mile loop in Nashville’s Percy Warner Park – known to those who walk and run it as “red trail” because of the red trail blazes guiding the way.

This is a path that already gets a lot of local love. It’s almost totally shaded and has rigorous hill climbs with a few scenic views.

The park is just a few miles from downtown. The ranking by Fodor’s travel notes the easy access, as well as the towering hardwoods and a natural spring.

The Mossy Ridge Trail – as it is named – is put in the same short list as a jaunt through Utah’s Zion National Park, a stroll around the sea cliffs in Hawaii and a day hike through the Rockies from Aspen to Crested Butte.

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Blake Farmer is the host of “This Is Nashville,” the flagship weekday show of Nashville Public Radio. Previously, Blake spent 16 years at WPLN News, serving as host, editor and news director. Before a two-year radio hiatus with a Nashville-based healthcare company, Blake was one of the country’s most prolific healthcare audio journalists. He produced stories for both local and national programs, extending the reach of his reporting through a partnership with KFF Health News. Outside of work, Blake can be found running or biking on roads that other Nashvillians consider too busy for such activities. So far, he has always made it home to his wife of 20 years and two children.

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