Bays Mountain Road

Trail Name Bays Mountain Road Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Moderate Hiking Time 2 Hours0.125 Days <br />120 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 2.12.1 mi <br />3.38 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 393393 Feet <br />119.786 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 22372,237 Feet <br />745.667 Yards <br />681.838 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Kingsport, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.50853699999999690817276132293045520782470703125,"lon":-82.6111709999999987985574989579617977142333984375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. This is an vehicle restricted antenna service access road that sees very little traffic. It offers both a lookout tower and overlook area looking southward into Kingsport and the surrounding area. It's wide trail can make it a comfortable social hike for larger groups. This trail also allows bikes once inspected and stickered by park staff.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, go towards the telescope observatory and walk up the road towards the access gate. Follow the trail on the right that will eventually merge with the road on the ridge.

Route Description

The path starts off fairly steep but levels off once on the ridge. This trail meets up with River Mountain Road and Azalea Trail for possible loops hikes

Miles	Bays Mountain Road	Miles
0.0	Lake Road Gate	2.1
0.4	Observation Tower/Cliffside Trail junction	1.7
1.7	Overlook	0.4
2.0	Azalea Trail junction	0.1
2.1	antenna point/River Mountain Road junction	0.0

Typical Conditions

The trail is fairly wide to allow service trucks and can be rutted and with puddles in wetter months.

Fees, Permits, etc.

See the Bays Mountain Park page for details

After the Hike

Visit the other trails, animal exhibits, and Nature Center

Maps

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