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<googlemap lat="36.278324" lon="-82.347679">
<googlemap lat="36.278324" lon="-82.347679">
36.278324,-82.347679,Buffalo Mountain Park picnic area
36.278324,-82.347679,Buffalo Mountain Park picnic area
36.26913 -82.33833,Towers
36.26913,-82.33833,Towers
36.27048 -82.33703,White Rock Overlook
36.27048,-82.33703,White Rock Overlook
36.27172 -82.34835,Tip Top
36.27172,-82.34835,Tip Top
</googlemap>
</googlemap>
== Trail Overview ==
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Small park system of a few trails. Most notably is the White Rocks Loop. The loop trail offers views of Johnson City and mountains from White Rocks.


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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From Johnson City, TN
From Johnson City, TN
#From just past the intersection of Cherokee Road (TN 67) and University Parkway (US 321) on Cherokee Road, turn on to Buffalo Road through Pine Oaks golf course.
#From just past the intersection of Cherokee Road (TN 67) and University Parkway (US 321) on Cherokee Road, turn on to Buffalo Road through Pine Oaks golf course.
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#When Rolling Hills Drive ends, turn right on to Highridge Road.
#When Rolling Hills Drive ends, turn right on to Highridge Road.
#Drive to end of road and parking/picnic area.
#Drive to end of road and parking/picnic area.
This is the primary trailhead location.  There are two alternative access points.


 
== Trails ==
== Route Description==
{|
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|Trails
 
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== Typical Conditions ==
|[[Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Fork Knob Trails]]
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|3.7 mi
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|[[Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Cascade Trails]]
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
|4.5 mi
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|}
 
== After the Hike ==
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== Misc. Information ==
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[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/uploads/Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation/Hiking%20Trails%20-%20Buffalo%20Mtn%20Park%20Map%20-%20Green.pdf Johnson City Parks and Rec Map]
[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/uploads/Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation/Hiking%20Trails%20-%20Buffalo%20Mtn%20Park%20Map%20-%20Green.pdf Johnson City Parks and Rec Map]
== Photos ==
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[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]

Revision as of 06:53, 7 March 2011

Buffalo Mountain Park, created in 1994, is 725 acres located on the north slope of Buffalo Mountain, thus the trails are steep and forested.

<googlemap lat="36.278324" lon="-82.347679"> 36.278324,-82.347679,Buffalo Mountain Park picnic area 36.26913,-82.33833,Towers 36.27048,-82.33703,White Rock Overlook 36.27172,-82.34835,Tip Top </googlemap>

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

  1. From just past the intersection of Cherokee Road (TN 67) and University Parkway (US 321) on Cherokee Road, turn on to Buffalo Road through Pine Oaks golf course.
  2. Take the first right on to Rolling Hills Drive.
  3. When Rolling Hills Drive ends, turn right on to Highridge Road.
  4. Drive to end of road and parking/picnic area.

This is the primary trailhead location. There are two alternative access points.

Trails

Trails Distance
Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Fork Knob Trails 3.7 mi
Loop - White Rock/Fork Ridge/Cascade Trails 4.5 mi


Maps

Johnson City Parks and Rec Map