Bays Ridge Trail

Trail Name Bays Ridge Trail Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Difficult Hiking Time 1.01 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 2.62.6 mi <br />4.184 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation *"*" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point *"*" is not a number. 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":[]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Follows the ridgeline past Bays Ridge Road until heading down to Front Hollow Road. Views of Hawkins and Greene County valleys.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto Lake Road, then Bays Ridge Road. The trail will split off left before the road heads downhill.

Route Description

The path follows the base of the ridge. Meaders some to pass around deep muddy ruts and interects with the creek.

Miles	Bays Ridge Trail	Miles
0.0	Road starts at locked orange park gate at Ledbetter Gap	1.8
0.3	Junction with Jones Road at the "Big Oak". Jones Road heads steeply uphill	1.5
0.5	Junction with Cross Ridge Trail which heads north	1.3
1.3	Old House	0.5
1.5	Open field on the north side. Park allows grazing to have someone monitor this area.	0.3
1.7	Road and creek become one. An informal side trail on high bank side. No trail sign, but white plastic blazes indicated Bays Ridge Trail heading uphill to the south. Have not found style for Pretty Ridge Trail to the north.	0.1
1.8	Far end of park and road continues onto country road. Turns to become Back Hollow Road	0.0

Typical Conditions

Mostly an eroded dirt road, with large, muddy water-filled ruts. Unregulated ATV use has destroyed some of the road bed. Picked up a grocery bag of beer cans for recycling.

Misc. Information

The "fireworks" you hear are the firearms being used at the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club located at the base of the ridge. There is at least one warning sign stating to not head SW off the trail.

Maps

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(G) Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road (G) Trailhead at Front Hollow Road </googlemap>

The following elevation profile travels uphill from Front Hollow Road to Bays Ridge Road.

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