Circle E ranch (mid south Tennessee)

[lee]

I had the opportunity to ride the Circle E Ranch this last week.
It is located close to the infamous Bull Run.
I was in Tennessee for the wife's family reunion, with permission I took the Pioneer with us.
The reunion allowed me to scope out who in the extended family might ride.
Ended up making arrangements to ride with a group of Canned Ham and Popo's.

Circle E Ranch

This place is a 'resort' mainly for the horse crowd.
They have a large camp ground and c0rrals for the horses.
The ATV / UTVs are allowed in the camp ground and trails on one side of road.
Horse trails are on the other side of the road.

Camp ground

The camp ground is nice if you have a trailer / toy hauler.
The camp spaces are scattered amongst mature trees and there are varying levels of hookups.
However if you are tenting it the restrooms are not up to the level of RRB.

One big plus for camping here is that the Tennessee side staging area for Bull Run is 1.1 miles away.
So if making a Bull Run ride with @Delton @drfubar and you need a place to pull up your oversize toy hauler give it a thought.

 

[lee]

Riding at Circle E

The trails at Circle E are not long nor extensive.
They make up for it in how scenic and challenging they are.
The group I rode with consisted of one Can AM and five or six Popo's.
As is my usual mode of operation I was just tagging along - following the leaders.

The trails are laid out on a hill side threw a mature forest.
There are many sections of rock that mimic Bull Run.
And then there are impassible trails thrown in to mock you.

One of the short hill climbs (see pictures) took out a rear drive shaft on one Popo and bent a tie rod and destroyed a tire on another.
The rest of the group took the bypass.

The riding that this group did was mostly go out and find a challenge, break s***, limp back to camp and repair.
The trails are well marked for which way camp is.

 

[lee]

Some of the rock formations where rather interesting.
The whole place was beautiful.

 

[sharp]

Some of the rock formations where rather interesting.
The whole place was beautiful.

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You have my attention! What county is it in?

 

[lee]

I keep trying to load this picture but pick the wrong one.
Third times the charm.
(maybe)

 

[lee]

You have my attention! What county is it in?

Campground and Trail Maps

 

[lee]

Oh yea.
I also went to ride with @joeymt33 at Bull Run.
Made arrangements to meet on the Alabama side.
When I showed up this is what the parking area looked like.

 

[Delton]

You have my attention! What county is it in?

Instead of turning right to go to community center at top of Keith Springs mtn, keep going straight. It's just up the road. I had heard the trails were lame but these pics show otherwise. That's the only reason I haven't been yet.

 

[joeymt33]

Riding at Circle E

The trails at Circle E are not long nor extensive.
They make up for it in how scenic and challenging they are.
The group I rode with consisted of one Can AM and five or six Popo's.
As is my usual mode of operation I was just tagging along - following the leaders.

The trails are laid out on a hill side threw a mature forest.
There are many sections of rock that mimic Bull Run.
And then there are impassible trails thrown in to mock you.

One of the short hill climbs (see pictures) took out a rear drive shaft on one Popo and bent a tie rod and destroyed a tire on another.
The rest of the group took the bypass.

The riding that this group did was mostly go out and find a challenge, break s***, limp back to camp and repair.
The trails are well marked for which way camp is.

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I need to check this out! Especially after the PoPo broke. Can Traveller make it?

@Delton let's arrange it!

 

[Delton]

I need to check this out! Especially after the PoPo broke. Can Traveller make it?

@Delton let's arrange it!

Let me know when. I got alot of work to catch up on but I'll try and squeeze something in.

 

[JTW]

Damn I need a toy hauler!