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{{Trail | <!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template. Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. --> | ||
| | {{Infobox Trail | ||
| | | Image Name = * | ||
| City = Kingsport | |||
| | | State = Tennessee | ||
|Trail Use= | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} | ||
| Difficulty Rating = Difficult | |||
|Difficulty Rating= | | Hike Time = 1.0 | ||
|Hike Time= | | Distance = 2.6 | ||
| | | Elevation Gain = * | ||
| High Point = * | |||
| | | Latitude = N36°29.*** | ||
|High Point= | | Longitude = W82°38.*** | ||
| | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
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<googlemap lat="36.505497" lon="-82.60517" zoom="9" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | |||
| | 36.49487, -82.60517, Bays Mountain Park | ||
Main entrance gate | |||
</googlemap> | |||
}} | }} | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
<!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | <!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | ||
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Follows the ridgeline past Bays Ridge Road until heading down to Front Hollow Road. Views of Hawkins and Greene County valleys. | Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Follows the ridgeline past Bays Ridge Road until heading down to Front Hollow Road. Views of Hawkins and Greene County valleys. | ||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
<!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. --> | <!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. --> | ||
From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto [[Lake Road | From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]], then [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]]. The trail will split off left before the road heads downhill. | ||
== Route Description == | == Route Description == | ||
<!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | <!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | ||
The path follows the base of the ridge. | The path follows the base of the ridge. Meaders some to pass around deep muddy ruts and interects with the creek. | ||
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!Bays Ridge Trail | !Bays Ridge Trail | ||
!Miles | !Miles | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
| | |Road starts at locked orange park gate at Ledbetter Gap | ||
| | |1.8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0. | |0.3 | ||
|Junction with [[Jones Road|Jones Road]] at | |Junction with [[BMP Jones Road|Jones Road]] at the "Big Oak". Jones Road heads steeply uphill | ||
|1. | |1.5 | ||
| | |- | ||
|0.5 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Cross Ridge Trail|Cross Ridge Trail]] which heads north | |||
|1.3 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1.3 | ||
| | |Old House | ||
|0.5 | |0.5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1.5 | ||
| | |Open field on the north side. Park allows grazing to have someone monitor this area. | ||
|0.3 | |||
|- | |||
|1.7 | |||
|Road and creek become one. An informal side trail on high bank side. No trail sign, but white plastic blazes indicated [[BMP Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]] heading uphill to the south. Have not found style for Pretty Ridge Trail to the north. | |||
|0.1 | |||
|- | |||
|1.8 | |||
|Far end of park and road continues onto country road. Turns to become [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | |||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | <!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | ||
Mostly an eroded dirt road, with large, muddy water-filled ruts. Unregulated ATV use has destroyed some of the road bed. Picked up a grocery bag of beer cans for recycling. | |||
== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == | ||
<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Any seasonal features, factoids, etc...? --> | <!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Any seasonal features, factoids, etc...? --> | ||
The "fireworks" you hear are the firearms being used at the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club located at the base of the ridge. There is at least one warning sign stating to not head SW off the trail. | The "fireworks" you hear are the firearms being used at the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club located at the base of the ridge. There is at least one warning sign stating to not head SW off the trail. | ||
== Maps == | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.500" lon="-82.633" type="terrain" zoom="14" width="735" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Front_Hollow_Road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bays_Ridge_Road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Pretty_Ridge_Trail.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bays_Ridge_Trail.kml | |||
(G) | |||
Trailhead at [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] | |||
(G) | |||
Trailhead at [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] | |||
</googlemap> | |||
:::The following elevation profile travels uphill from Front Hollow Road to Bays Ridge Road. | |||
[[Image:BMP Bays Ridge Trail profile.JPG]] | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | |||
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Image:BMP placeholder.JPG|Placeholder | |||
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</gallery> | |||
<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. --> | |||
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Difficult]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] |