Bike Riding in Tellico Village

The Tellico Village Recreation Department in Loudon, TN rolled out new activities and amenities for the community to enjoy in 2021.

Tellico Village Recreation Director Simon Bradbury announced on December 22, 2020 that a new bike trail system will be featured at all three Tellico Village golf courses. The courses include Tanasi Golf Club, Toqua Golf Club and The Links at Kahite. The courses offer gentle rolling hills, wooded areas, lush greens and lakefront views of Tellico Lake.

“People have been wanting places to bike in the Village for a long time,” Bradbury said. “As new people are coming in, they’re asking, ‘Where can I go biking?’” Bradbury, thinking outside the box for new ways to utilize amenities we already have, realized that we’ve got some paved trails already in existence. Bradbury went to Chris Sykes, Tellico Village Director of Golf, and the two brainstormed the idea.

The trails consist of cart paths and roads on each golf course. Sykes believes this is a prime opportunity to implement something many Villagers living around the courses have wanted for years. Tellico Village is an active 55+ community in Loudon, TN, and an active lifestyle is a common thing here. This is a perfect solution to give the people what they are asking for, utilize space and resources and keep people safe and healthy.

“There’s been a desire for more parkland-type areas within Tellico Village. Villagers have always used the courses before and after golf hours, but we’ve added some parameters for the parkland activity. People routinely walk their dogs, exercise or run the golf courses ahead of play or in the evening after play. We devised a plan of action for folks to be able to do that and to do it as safely as possible.”

Each bike tour lasts an hour and is guided by Sykes, Bradbury or another staff member.

It was also announced that a new mountain biking group will meet on the Tellico Village Wellness Center’s new off-road biking trails.

“It has worked out beautifully, since recreational outdoor activities has sky-rocketed due to COVID,” Sykes said.

If you’re looking to retire in East Tennessee in a lakefront community, you might want to schedule a Discovery Package and see for yourself why Villagers say “There’s no need to keep looking: it’s everything I dreamed it would be.”

 

Spotlight on Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village

The Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village opened in 1996 and was the 2nd of the three courses built in Tellico Village. The 18-hole layout incorporates Tellico Lake to enhance the beauty of the facility and features Crenshaw Bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways. Tanasi is much different than the other courses in its design. The course is more open and has much bigger greens than the other two golf courses.

Holes 8, 9, and 10 bring the lake into play off the tee, offering some of the most scenic and challenging holes on the course. This championship course has 7 sets of tees that play from 6,731 yards to 4,480 yards. The course is loaded with tough elevated greens characterized by undulation and surrounding bunkers. Tanasi’s 9th hole is a 3-tiered, downward-sloping fairway with a unique approach shot over a portion of Tellico Lake. The Tanasi golf course also boasts some fun holes, including the double-dogleg par 5 hole number 13, and subsequent hole 14- a par 3 that requires the golfer to hit over a small pond onto an elevated green that slopes to the front.

Tanasi Golf Course has an enormous putting green, as well as a restaurant and clubhouse. The restaurants portico invites visitors to kick back, relax, and take in the spectacular lake and golf course views. The restaurant offers appetizing lunch and dinner options for golfers and guests. Have you made your tee time today at Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village?