Editing Bear Run Trail

{{Trail
|Banner Image=
|Park=Bays Mountain Park
|Land Owner=City of Kingsport
|Trail Marking=Signs
|Trail Use=Hiking, Biking, Geocaching
|Trail Features=Vistas
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
|Hike Time=1.5 hrs
|Trail Distance=1.423 mi
|Round Trip Distance=2.8 mi
|Trail Type=In-and-Out
|High Point=2,298 ft
|Low Point=1,842 ft
|Elevation Gain=446 Ft
|Elevation Loss=361 Ft
|Elevation Change Direction=East-to-West
|Parking location=36.50882, -82.60955
|Trailhead location=36.508720,-82.636631
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Indian Pipes Trail,River Mountain Road}}
Trail proper is orange with an alternate route in blue.
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== Trail Overview ==
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Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club.  Good short alternate ride or hike downhill through hardwood forest.

Extended by SOBRA in 2014 to make it possible to take Bear Run all the way to Feagins Gap and bypass the River Mountain Road.  Conditions are the same as the original trail.

== How to get there ==
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Most folks are going to ride this trail down from Indian Pipes - likely after visiting the fire tower.  Others might hike it up as a loop with sections of Indian Pipes, Pretty Ridge, and Back Hollow Road.

== Route Description==
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The path meanders through the forest on a route originally constructed as a hiking trail back in late 1990s. It has connections to [[Trail connects to::Indian Pipes Trail]] and [[Trail connects to::River Mountain Road]].

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Miles
!Bear Run Trail
!Miles
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0.0
|Trailhead at Feagins Gap
|0.9
|~1900
|-
|0.2
|Junction at [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]
|0.2
|~2100
|-
|0.9
|Junction with [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]]
|0.0
|2371
|}

This trail has two portions. The connector between Indian Pipes Trail and River Mountain Road with an alternate route from near the River Mountain Road down to Faegins Gap.

== Typical Conditions ==
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Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes.  Some rocks located at key spots.  

== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Trailhead at [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]]|Marker Description=Well marked and has a bench at this junction|Marker Location=36.508732,-82.636652}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Trailhead at [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]|Marker Description=[[Image:BMP BET-RM.JPG|100px]] [[Image:BMP BET-BHR sign.JPG|100px]]|Marker Location=36.508531,-82.629947}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Trailhead at Feagins Gap|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.5064285283,-82.6312775899}}