About 35 acres of the nearly 450-acre tract — purchased by the nonprofit Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy in 2020 and recently transferred to the town of Canton — are now open, including the Berm Park mountain bike skills course and a mixed-use hiking/biking trail.
![Chestnut Mountain entrance](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GREEN_1_Chestnut-330x248.jpg)