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{{Trail
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|Banner Image=File:Coon Den Falls.jpg
{{Infobox Trail
|Trail Highlight=A bonus falls hike when seeing Laurel Falls
                    | Image Name = placeholder.JPG
|Trail Number=FS #37
                    | City = Hampton
|City=Hampton
                    | State = Tennessee
|Land Owner=Cherokee National Forest
                    | Marking = Blue Blaze
|Trail Marking=Blue
                    | Trail Use = {{Hike}}
|Trail Use=Hiking, Hunting
                    | Difficulty Rating = Medium
|Trail Features=Waterfalls
                    | Hike Time = 1.5
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
                    | Distance = 1.0
|Hike Time=1.5 hr
                    | Elevation Gain = *
|Trail Distance=1.237 mi
                    | High Point = 3020
|Round Trip Distance=2.702 mi
                    | Latitude = 36.2591
|Trail Type=Segment
                    | Longitude = -82.11503
|High Point=3,436 ft
                    | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
|Low Point=2.569 ft
|Elevation Gain=930 ft
|Elevation Loss=-62 ft
|Elevation Change Direction=East-to-West
|Parking location=36.2591, -82.11503
|Trailhead location=36.2591, -82.11503
}}
}}
{{Trail Map}}
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== Trail Overview ==
== TraOverview ==
Short, steep hike to a small, but tall cascading waterfall in the Dennis Cove area
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Short, steep hike to a small, but tall cascading waterfall


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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#Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
#Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
#Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles.  The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
#Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles.  The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
#Follow US321 including left turn into town of Hampton.
#Travel US19E for >>> miles to town of Hampton.
#Take right onto Dennis Cove Road.
#Parking area is on left/east side of roadSpace for a single vehicles\.
# At 4.2 miles, the Appalachian Trail crosses the road with parking on left.  An option if making a full loop hike. 
# At 4.5 miles to Coon Den Falls trailhead is on right, with just space for a single vehicle.  Trail is marked as CNF 37 with blue blazes.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==
[[File:Coon den falls profile.png|thumb|right|Profile chart]]
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The falls are 0.5 mile up the moderately steep trail.  An in-and-out hike can be 1.0-1.6 miles round trip depending on where you had to park.
 
A 3.3 mile loop hike can be created by joining the A.T., blue blaze, and road walk.  Park at the A.T. lot. Head southbound on the A.T. uphill following the white blazes through older farm pasture, and into the forest. A couple of rock outcroppings provide views of the nearby mountains. At 1.7 miles, take left onto blue blazed Coon Den Falls Trail located in a saddle.  Travel downhill for 0.8 miles to reach the falls on right.  For this loop, once done admiring the falls, continue another 0.5 miles down to the roadway.  Hang a left and carefully walk 0.6 mile single file facing traffic back to parking.
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Miles
!Coon Den Falls Loop Hike
!Elevation
|-
|0.0 miles
|Parking Area
|2,515 feet
|-
|1.7 miles
|Upper Trailhead on A.T.
|3,140 feet
|-
|2.5 miles
|Waterfall
|4,843 feet
|-
|3.0 miles
|Lower trailhead
|2,580 feet
|-
|3.6 miles
|Dennis Cove parking area
|2,515 feet
|-
 
|}
 
== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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A steep and rocky trail follows Coon Den Branch stream. If you connect with the A.T., a short section is very steep.  In April 2016, the upper trail section was fairly overgrown.
   
 
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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== After the Hike ==
== After the Hike ==
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Double waterfall day... head over to [[Laurel Fork Gorge|Laurel Falls]] for another experience.


== Misc. Information ==
== Misc. Information ==
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This path used to be part of the Appalachian Trail, until the latter was relocated.
This path used to be part of the Appalachian Trail, until the latter was relocated.  
== Maps ==
<googlemap lat="36.25" lon="-82.11888" type="terrain" zoom="15" height="600" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Coon_Den_Falls.kml
(A) 36.2591, -82.11503
Very limited parking at trailhead
(C) 36.25333,-82.11888
Coon Den Falls
(G)36.24000, -82.12149
Approximate location of intersection with Appalachian Trail
</googlemap>


Hike referenced in ATC TN-NC Guidebook under Side/Loop Hikes.
== Photos ==
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== Photos ==
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[[Category:Waterfall]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]]
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Parking
|Marker Title=Dennis Cove A.T. parking area
|Marker Location=36.26407, -82.1231
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Parking
|Marker Title=Very limited parking at lower trailhead
|Marker Location=36.2591,  -82.11503
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Waterfall
|Marker Title=Coon Den Falls
|Marker Location=36.25333, -82.11888
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Point of interest
|Marker Title=Upper trailhead off Appalachian Trail
|Marker Location=36.25433, -82.124083
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Waterfall
|Marker Title=Laurel Fork Falls
|Marker Description=[[Image:Laurel Fork Gorge Falls.JPG|150px]]
|Marker Location=36.27277, -82.135
}}
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