Bear Run Trail




Trail Name	Bear Run Trail
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
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Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	0.50.5 mi <br />0.805 km <br />
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High Point	23712,371 Feet <br />790.333 Yards <br />722.681 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical	Kingsport, TN
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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club. Good short alternate ride or hike downhill through hardwood forest.

How to get there

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

Route Description

The path meaders through the forest on a route orginally constructed as a hiking trail back in late 1990s.

Miles	Bear Run Trail	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at River Mountain Road	0.5	~2000
0.5	Junction with Indian Pipes Trail	0.0	2371

Unless the section of Indian Pipes Trail has been renames, this Bear Run Trail is half the distance shown on the Bays Mountain park map. The distance from River Mountain Road over to the upper trailhead is 0.7 miles.

Typical Conditions

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

Misc. Information

Maps

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(G) 36.51452,-82.60601 Trailhead at Indian Pipes Trail A temporary bank sign from a bike rally at intersection (G) 36.51276,-82.61764 Trailhead at River Mountain Road File:BMP RM-BET sign.JPG </googlemap>

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