Editing Jones Road

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 | Park = Bays Mountain Park
 | City = Kingsport
 | State = Tennessee
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 | Difficulty Rating = Medium
 | Hike Time = 20 Min
 | Round Trip Distance = 3.4 Mi
 | Trail Distance = 2,101 Ft
 | Trail Type = Segment
 | Elevation Gain = 374 Ft
 | Elevation Loss = -149 Ft
 | High Point = 2,150 Ft
 | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545
 | Trailhead coords = 36.496031,-82.631589
 | Medical = Kingsport, TN
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== Trail Overview ==
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Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  Steep! eroded road between [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] at the "Big Oak" and [[Bays Ridge Trail]].  

Parallels Bays Ridge Trail briefly before dropping off the ridgline out of the park on Bays Mountain Trail Road.  It is possible to park your car at the end of Bays Mountain Trail Road and hike .5 miles into the park as a shortcut to the Hawkins County portion of the park.

Terrific views to the south on clear days when the leaves are down.

Sadly this entrance is also used for illegal dumping and for illegal ATVs to enter the park.

== How to get there ==
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The road is not directly accessible from the main parking lot.  Cross the dam and take either [[Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]] through Ledbetter Gap onto [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] or [[Bays Ridge Trail]].  Not marked at any trailhead or junction.  You are able to hike up this road from the end of Bays Mountain Trail Road.

== Route Description==
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Short 0.3 mile, but very steep connecting road.  There is a split in the middle which rejoins. The trail connects to [[Trail connects to::Front Hollow Road]] and [[Trail connects to::Bays Ridge Trail]]

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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!Miles
!Jones Road
!Miles
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0.0
|Trailhead at [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] by the "Big Oak".  No trail sign, but steepest path up from here.
|0.3
|1770
|-
|0.3
|Trailhead at [[Bays Ridge Trail]]
|0.0
|2090
|}

== Typical Conditions ==
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Severely washed out road on steep slopes, and natural gravel on top.  Water will be flowing down thru the rut.

== Misc. Information ==
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Not shown on the park map, but Jones Road may continue down Bays Ridge towards Reservoir Road.

== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.49210,-82.63372" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Jones_Road.kml,
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_Bays_Ridge_Trail.kml">

36.49603,-82.63158~Junction with [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] by "Big Oak"~[[Image:BMP Big Oak.JPG|150px]]~MarkerT.png
36.49210,-82.63372~Junction with [[Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]]~[[Image:Jones_Road_Junction_02.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
36.4927638891,-82.6321186832~Arrives at ridgeline with [[Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]]~[[Image:Jones_Road_Junction_01.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
36.4939237401,-82.6241475614~Parking at Bays Mountain Trail Road~[[Image:Jones_Road_Trailhead.jpg|150px]]~MarkerA.png
36.4926119583,-82.6326353052~View towards Black Mountains in NC~[[Image:Jones_Road_View_Towards_Black_Mountains.jpg|150px]]~MarkerB.png
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:::The following elevation profile travels from Front Hollow Road up to Bays Ridge Trail.
[[Image:BMP Jones Road profile.JPG]]

== Photos ==
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Image:BMP Big Oak.JPG|Big Oak at bottom of Jones Road
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]]  [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]