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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 = BMP_Bear_Run_Trail.JPG | ||
| City = Kingsport | |||
| State = Tennessee | |||
| | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} | ||
|Trail Use= | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = 0.5 | |||
|Difficulty Rating=Medium | | Distance = 0.5 | ||
|Hike Time= | | Elevation Gain = * | ||
| | | High Point = 2371 | ||
| Latitude = N36°30.569 | |||
| | | Longitude = W82°37.279 | ||
|High Point= | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
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| | <googlemap lat="36.49487" 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]]. New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club. Good short alternate ride or hike downhill through hardwood forest. | Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club. Good short alternate ride or hike downhill through hardwood forest. | ||
== 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. --> | ||
Most folks are going to ride this trail down from Indian Pipes - likely after visiting the | Most folks are going to ride this trail down from Indian Pipes - likely after visiting the firetower. Others might hike it up as a loop with sections of Indian Pipes, Pretty Ridge, and Back Hollow Road. | ||
== 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 | The path meaders through the forest on a route orginally constructed as a hiking trail back in late 1990s. | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
| Line 45: | Line 44: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
|Trailhead at | |Trailhead at [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] | ||
|0. | |0.5 | ||
|~ | |~2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0. | |0.5 | ||
|Junction with [[BMP Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]] | |||
|Junction with [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]] | |||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
|2371 | |2371 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Unless the section of Indian Pipes Trail has been renamed, this Bear Run Trail is half the distance shown on the Bays Mountain park map. The distance from River Mountain Road over to the upper trailhead is 0.7 miles. | |||
== 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? --> | ||
Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes. Some rocks located at key spots. | Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes. Some rocks located at key spots. | ||
== Misc. Information == | |||
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== Maps == | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.514" lon="-82.612" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="725" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bear_Run_Trail.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lake_road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_River_Mountain_Road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Indian_Pipes_Trail.kml | |||
(G) 36.51452,-82.60601 | |||
Trailhead at [[BMP Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]] | |||
A temporary bank sign from a bike rally at intersection | |||
(G) 36.51276,-82.61764 | |||
Trailhead at [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] | |||
[[Image:BMP RM-BET sign.JPG|50px]] | |||
</googlemap> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | |||
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Image:Placeholder.gif | |||
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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:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] | |||