South Holston Dam: Difference between revisions
m (→Maps: centering map) |
m (→Photos: updating categories) |
||
Line 78: | Line 78: | ||
<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. Please keep the State category. To make a new category just type [[Category:mycategory]]. Keep in mind categories are case sensitive. Check here ClubWIKI:Categorization_Plan for our list of categories that we are using --> | <!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. Please keep the State category. To make a new category just type [[Category:mycategory]]. Keep in mind categories are case sensitive. Check here ClubWIKI:Categorization_Plan for our list of categories that we are using --> | ||
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category: | [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Easy]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] |
Revision as of 13:15, 1 August 2011
|
Trail Overview
Easy family hike with views of South Holston Lake.
How to get there
From Kingsport, TN
- Take I-81 north to Exit 69 (TN394/Blountville).
- Turn right/east onto TN394 and travel 12 miles.
- Take right/east onto US421 and travel 3 miles.
- Turn right/south onto Emmett Road and travel 1 mile.
- Turn left/south onto Holston View Dam Road and travel 1 mile.
- At base of dam, take Sout Holston Dam Road up right side to picnic/parking area.
Route Description
From locked gate, stroll along nearly level paved path from the South Holston Lake dam, by the lake shore, and ending at the spillway. Return by same path.
Typical Conditions
Shaded paved road, thus suitable for bikes or walking.
Fees, Permits, etc.
No fee to use.
After the Hike
Misc. Information
The reservoir is created by a TVA dam on the South Fork Holston River. Construction of the dam was started in 1942, but halted due to WWII, and finally completed in 1950. The earth-and-rock fill dam is 285 feet high and 1,600 feet long.
Maps
<googlemap lat="36.5130" lon="-82.0910" type="terrain" zoom="14" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/South_Holston_Dam_spillway.kml (A) 36.51713,-82.09005 Parking (G) 36.5, -82.0960 spillway </googlemap>
Photos
- Placeholder.gif