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{{Trail
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|Trail Highlight=A hike up the west side of Holston Mountain past an overlook
| Image Name = placeholder.jpg
|City=Elizabethton
| Park = Cherokee National Forest
|Land Owner=Cherokee National Forest
| City = Elizabethton
|Trail Marking=None
| State = Tennessee
|Trail Use=Hiking, Hunting
| Trail Number =
|Trail Features=Vistas
| Marking = Yellow Blaze
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}
|Hike Time=3 hrs
| Difficulty Rating = Medium
|Trail Distance=2.1 mi
| Hike Time = 3 Hours
|Round Trip Distance=4.2 mi
| Round Trip Distance = 4.2 Mi
|Trail Type=In-and-Out
| Trail Distance = 2.1 Mi
|High Point=2,960 ft
| Trail Type = In-and-Out
|Low Point=2,300 ft
| Elevation Gain = 660 Feet
|Elevation Gain=660 ft
| Elevation Loss =  
|Elevation Loss=0 ft
| High Point = 2,960 Feet
|Elevation Change Direction=West-to-East
| Parking coords = 36.423333,-82.17885  
|Parking location=36.42333, -82.17885
| Trailhead coords =
|Trailhead location=36.42333, -82.17885
| Medical = Elizabethton
}}
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{{Trail Map}}
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
A hike up the west side of Holston Mountain past an overlook.   
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A hike up the west side of Holston Mountain to overlook.  Not a routinely maintained USFS trail.


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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#Continue through Elizabethton.
#Continue through Elizabethton.
#Take left (north) onto US-19E.  
#Take left (north) onto US-19E.  
#Turn right (east) onto Holston Mountain Road.  Note that Google Maps (and any app which uses the same database, such as Waze) labels this street as "Flatwoods Road" while the green sign at US-19E reads "Holston Mountain Rd".  
#Turn right (east) onto Flatwoods Road.
#After a couple of miles up the hollow, the paved roadway splits with Big Creek Road (no sign) heading to the right.  Note:  As of September 2017, an orange diamond "Road Closed Ahead" is visible from the split.  The USFS road is open to this trailhead. Travel about 6 miles on unpaved road to trailhead parking area.  
#After a couple of miles the rough road becomes Big Creek Road.
#Gravel parking lot is on left (north) side of the road. The unmarked trailhead is back south ~50 feet and proceeds up the east bank.
#Parking lot is on left (north) side of the road. Trail is across roadway heading to the east.  
 
Big Creek Road is closed because a pair of large sinkholes are eating away at the narrow forest road.  While some sources indicated Big Creek Road had a rough tread from the south, neither owner of a small pick-up or Nissan hatchback indicated they had problems reaching the parking lot.  If coming from the north (Bluff City), the Big Creek Road is closed 0.33 mile away at a gravel parking area, thus a short walk on paved road is required to reach the trailhead.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==
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|2,360 feet
|2,360 feet
|-  
|-  
|1.4 miles
|2.1 miles
|Overlook
|Overlook
|2,960 feet
|2,960 feet
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|2.1 miles
|Intersect with which trail?
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== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees?  -->
The trail is a rutted and rocky logging road which winds up the mountain. It is not being actively maintained by the USFS.  The is no sign at the trailhead nor any blazing, but the path is fairly obvious.
Trail is not being actively maintained by the USFS.  A faint path to old logging road.  
 
In September 2017, the trail appeared to have had some ATV use.  Another hiker of the path indicated that it was her former neighbors who have moved out of the area.


==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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== Misc. Information ==
== Misc. Information ==
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Cherokee National Forest allows hunting, thus wear blaze orange during all hunting seasons.  In September 2017, one group tracking squirrels were met, while another pair reported chasing a bear cub up the mountain.
 
 
== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.42, -82.18" type="terrain" width="auto" height="auto" zoom=15 gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Dug_Trail.kml">
36.423333, -82.17885~Parking~~MarkerA.png
36.421383, -82.178~Intersection with FS road~~MarkerT.png
36.419783, -82.171517~Overlook~~MarkerE.png
</display_map>


== Photos ==
== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Parking
Image:
|Marker Title=Parking
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|Marker Location=36.423333, -82.17885
</gallery>
}}
 
{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Trail sign
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]]
|Marker Title=Intersection with FS road
|Marker Location=36.421383, -82.178
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Overlook
|Marker Title=Overlook
|Marker Location=36.419783, -82.171517
}}
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