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Winged Deer Park, owned by Johnson City, was created in 1991 from the 200-acre farm donated by the J. Norton Arney family.  Now a recreational and historical complex with softball fields, batting cage, disc golf course, hiking trails, early pioneer cabin, tree arboretum, fishing pier, and more.
Buffalo Mountain Park, created in 1994, is 725 acres located on the north slope of Buffalo Mountain, thus the trails are steep and forested.


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[[File:WingedDeer course and trails.jpg|610px]]


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
From Kingsport, TN
From Johnson City, TN
#Take I-26 south to Exit 19 (TN-381/State of Franklin Road).
#From just past the intersection of Cherokee Road (TN 67) and University Parkway (US 321) on Cherokee Road, turn on to Buffalo Road through Pine Oaks golf course.
#Veer left (north) at the bottom of the ramp towards Bristol.
#Take the first right on to Rolling Hills Drive.
#Keep left at the fork to head north onto US-11E/19W (Bristol Highway).
#When Rolling Hills Drive ends, turn right on to Highridge Road.
#Travel two miles until you see the soccer fields on the left.
#Drive to end of road and parking/picnic area.
#Turn into the main park entrance.
This is the primary trailhead location. There are two alternative access points.
The old house is the park office, which will have trail maps (and a bathroom) available.  
 
There is a second trail access parking lot.  Pass main park entrances and turn left (west) on Carroll Creek Road.  After only 0.3 miles, turn left at disc golf course sign.


== Trails ==
== Trails ==
The trails wander up, down, and around the wood lot of the former farm.  The main attraction would be the various wildflowers in bloom or the many sinkholes and small caves.  The walkways are popular with dog walkers.  When the leaves are down a nice view of Holston Mountain is available.  In early 2013, extensive chainsaw action was completed to drop many dead trees which are left along the paths.
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|Trails
The following trail segments are available in Winged Deer Park.  Paved paths are asphalt, while unpaved are narrow single tracks.  Maximum change in elevation within the park is a couple hundred feet. 
|Distance
 
|----
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|[[Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Fork Knob Trails]]
|-
|3.7 mi
!Trail
|----
!Miles
|[[Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Cascade Trails]]
!Blaze
|4.5 mi
!Difficulty
|----
!Surface
|-
|Bluebell Loop
|0.15
|
|Easy
|Unpaved
|-
|Cedar Trail
|0.29
|
|Easy
|Paved
|-
|Hemlock Loop
|0.35
|
|Easy
|Paved
|-
|Huff and Puff Hill
|0.13
|
|Easy
|Paved
|-
|Poplar Ridge Loop
|0.81
|
|Easy
|Unpaved
|-
|Wise Oak Lane
|0.44
|
|Easy
|Paved
|}
|}


A grand loop hike of just 1.4 miles could explore the park in less than an hour by parking by the ball fields, and then taking Huff and Puff Hill to Poplar Ridge Loop to Cedar Trail and back.


== Maps ==
== Maps ==
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[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/parksrec/facilities/ JC Parks webpage, then click on Winged Deer Park]
[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/uploads/Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation/Hiking%20Trails%20-%20Buffalo%20Mtn%20Park%20Map%20-%20Green.pdf Johnson City Parks and Rec Map]
[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/uploads/files/parksrec/trails/Hiking%20trails%20-%20Winged%20Deer.pdf Trails map]


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