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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. --> | ||
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|Park=Bays Mountain Park | | Image Name = BMP Dolan Branch Trail waterfall.JPG | ||
|City=Kingsport | | Park = Bays Mountain Park | ||
| | | City = Kingsport | ||
| | | State = Tennessee | ||
|Trail Use= | | Marking = Signs | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Dogs}} | |||
|Difficulty Rating=Easy | | Difficulty Rating = Easy | ||
|Hike Time=30 | | Hike Time = 30 Min | ||
| | | Round Trip Distance = 0.6 Mi | ||
| | | Trail Distance = 0.3 Mi | ||
|Trail Type= | | Trail Type = Segment | ||
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|Elevation Gain= | | High Point = | ||
|Elevation Loss= | | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545 | ||
| | | Trailhead coords = 36.50821,-82.61196 | ||
|Parking | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
|Trailhead | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Short walk around the base of Dolan Branch falls. Deer like to graze | <!-- 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]]. Short walk around the base of Dolan Branch falls. Deer like to graze further down the trail in the forest along the creek. | |||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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Follow directions to [[Bays Mountain Park]]. From parking lot, carefully walk along the left side of the park road or follow the short connector path by the chain-link fence to unmarked trailhead. | Follow directions to [[Bays Mountain Park]]. From parking lot, carefully walk along the left side of the park road or follow the short connector path by the chain-link fence to unmarked trailhead. | ||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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Originally, this trail followed the cast iron water line (see photo gallery below) down the hill from the reservoir. While still shown on the park map as having a line to Eastman Recreation Area, that trail section has not been maintained or cleared from the 2009 winter storm damage, thus mostly impassible. | Originally, this trail followed the cast iron water line (see photo gallery below) down the hill from the reservoir. While still shown on the park map as having a line to Eastman Recreation Area, that trail section has not been maintained or cleared from the 2009 winter storm damage, thus mostly impassible. | ||
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In November, 2011, Dolan Branch Trail, the unmaintained path between Dolan Trail and Eastman Corporation's Forest Walk trail were hiked. Forest Walk trail is a well maintained 0.7 mile loop that starts and ends at the Eastman Recreation picnic area and goes upstream along one side of Dolan Branch and back down the opposite side to the start/end point. Benches and steps are well placed along the loop. Eastman Recreation land is private property for use by current or retired Eastman employees and guests. The friend I was with is a retired Eastman employee who signed us in at the Eastman entrance for the Forest Walk loop hike. | In November, 2011, Dolan Branch Trail, the unmaintained path between Dolan Trail and Eastman Corporation's Forest Walk trail were hiked. Forest Walk trail is a well maintained 0.7 mile loop that starts and ends at the Eastman Recreation picnic area and goes upstream along one side of Dolan Branch and back down the opposite side to the start/end point. Benches and steps are well placed along the loop. Eastman Recreation land is private property for use by current or retired Eastman employees and guests. The friend I was with is a retired Eastman employee who signed us in at the Eastman entrance for the Forest Walk loop hike. | ||
== Maps == | |||
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<display_map center="36.50821,-82.61196" type="map" zoom="17" width="Auto" height="350"> | |||
36.50863,-82.61184~Trailhead~ ~MarkerT.png | |||
36.50821,-82.61196~Footbridge~[[Image:BMP Dolan Branch Trail footbridge1.JPG|150px|Dolan Branch footbridge]]~MarkerL.png | |||
36.50838,-82.61194~Footbridge~[[Image:BMP Dolan Branch Trail waterfall.JPG|150px|Dolan Branch waterfall]]~MarkerC.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
Bays Mountain Hiking and Biking Trail Map [http://www.baysmountain.com/Common/pdf_forms/Visitor_MapOpt.pdf link] | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | |||
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Image:BMP Dolan Branch Trail waterpipe.JPG|Former water pipe for Kingsport reservoir | |||
Image:BMP Dolan Branch Trail footbridge1.JPG|Dolan Branch footbridge | |||
Image:BMP Dolan Branch Trail footbridge2.JPG|Dolan Branch runoff and footbridge viewed from near trailhead | |||
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| | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Waterfalls]] [[Category:Easy]] | |||
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