Big Oak Trail

Trail Name Big Oak Trail Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 30 Min0.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 3.08 Mi4.957 km <br /> / 1.1 Mi1.77 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 1,025 Ft312.42 Meters <br /> / -804 Ft-245.059 Meters <br /> High Point 2,145 Ft715 Yards <br />653.796 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 30' 31.76" N, 82° 36' 34.36" W Trailhead 36° 30' 48.91" N, 82° 36' 22.00" W 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":36.5088209999999975252649164758622646331787109375,"lon":-82.609544999999997116901795379817485809326171875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Parallel alternative for Azalea up to the Antennas - or return loop option. Nice hike or ride through forest of maples, tulip poplars, ferns, oaks, and other hardwoods.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, pass through or around the bird and wolf habitats to reach Lake Road. Continue around to marked trailhead.

Route Description

The path runs parallel and across the hollow from Azalea Trail. Continue up to Bays Mountain Road and over to the Antennas for an overlook of downtown Kingsport.

This trail has connections to Azalea, Chinquapin Trail, and Lake Road

Miles	Big Oak Trail	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road	1.0
0.06	Junction with Chinquapin Trail	0.94
1.0	Trailhead at Azalea Trail	0.0

Typical Conditions

Hard packed trail along former logging road. The local mountain biking club has rerouted a section of the trail to give a more interesting path through the forest (although some of the former white blazes can still be seen which need to be covered).

Maps

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The following elevation profile proceeds from Lake Road to junction with Azalea Trail.