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                     | City = Erwin
                     | City = Erwin
                     | State = Tennessee
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                     | Longitude = -82.36080
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                     | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
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From Kingsport, TN
From Kingsport, TN
#Take I-26 south to Exit 36/Erwin.
#Take I-26 south to Exit 36/Erwin.
#Turn left onto Harris Hollow Rd, towards Erwin.
#At tee in road, turn right onto Main Avenue.   
#At tee in road, turn right onto Main Avenue.   
#Take first left onto TN395/​Rock Creek Road.
#Take first left onto TN395/​Rock Creek Road.
#Travel just over six miles up the mountain to the TN/NC border.
#Travel just over six miles up the mountain to the TN/NC border.


Parking available for five vehicle at trailhead.  There is another pull-over on the NC side around the bend.
Parking available for five.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==
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Follow the white AT blazes trail northbound. The trail will cross USFS 230 at 1.1 miles.  Continue 1.2 miles north to open grassy area which is Beauty Spot.  Return by same or the USFS road.
Follow the white AT blazes trail northbound. The trail will cross USFS 230 at 1.1 miles.  Continue north to open grassy area which is Beauty Spot.  Return by same or the USFS road.


At Beauty Spot, look east for Roan Mountain, south for Black Mountains, and southwest for Big Bald and Flattop Mountains.
At Beauty Spot, look east for Roan Mountain, south for Black Mountains, and southwest for Big Bald and Flattop Mountains.
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== Maps ==
== Maps ==
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36.11055, -82.36148~Parking at Indian Grave Gap~ ~MarkerA.png
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/AT_-_Indian_Grave_Gap_to_Beauty_Spot.kml
36.11571, -82.34901~Cross USFS 230~ ~MarkerG.png
 
36.11677, -82.33260~Beauty Spot~ ~MarkerG.png
(A) 36.11055, -82.36148
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Parking at Indian Grave Gap
(G) 36.11571, -82.34901
Cross USFS 230
(G) 36.11677, -82.33260
Beauty Spot
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== Photos ==
== Photos ==
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