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                    | Image Name = Doe-River-2.jpg
                    | City = Hampton
                    | State = Tennessee
                    | Trail Use = {{Hike}}
                    | Difficulty Rating = Easy
                    | Hike Time = 3
                    | Distance = 5
                    | Elevation Gain = 230
                    | High Point = 2255
                    | Latitude = N36°16.026
                    | Longitude = W82°10.410
                    | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
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36.2671,-82.1735
Doe River Ministry Offices
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| City = Hampton
| State = Tennessee
| Marking = None
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}
| Difficulty Rating = Easy
| Hike Time = 3 hrs
| Round Trip Distance = 5 mi
| Trail Distance = 2.5 mi
| Trail Type = In-and-Out
| Elevation Gain = 230
| Elevation Loss = -230
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| High Point = 2,255 ft
| Parking coords = 36.2671,-82.1735
| Trailhead coords = 36.2671,-82.1735
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
Easy 5 mile round trip hike following an old railroad through two tunnels. Views of towering cliffs, stream, and forest.
Easy 5 mile round trip hike following an old railroad through two tunnels. Views of towering cliffs, stream, and forest.
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== Route Description==
== Route Description==
The route is very simple - follow the railroad bed up to the former deck bridge and back.
The route is very simple - follow the railroad bed up to the former truss bridge and back.


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|2.5  
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|End of hiking trail at former deck bridge - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS!
|End of hiking trail at former truss bridge - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS!
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== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
Wide and settled gravel railroad bed with small changes in grade, thus easy path.  The one side is a steep drop down to Doe River, thus small children will need to be watched.
Wide and settled gravel railroad bed with small changes in grade, thus easy path.  The one side is a steep drop down to Doe River, thus small childrn will need to be watched.


== Fees, Permits, etc. ==
== Fees, Permits, etc. ==
Permission to hike the trail must be obtained prior to the trip from [http://www.doerivergorge.com/index.php Doe River Gorge Ministries]  Tel: (423) 725-4010
Permission to hike the trail must be obtained prior to the trip from [http://www.doerivergorge.com/index.html Doe River Gorge Ministries]  Tel: (423) 725-4010
<br>Each person (or family) will need to fill out and sign a [[Media:Doe_River_Gorge_Visitor_Registration_Form.pdf‎|visitor release form]], which is then dropped off in the train mail box at the front of the offices.
<br>Each person (or family) will need to fill out and sign a [[Media:Doe_River_Gorge_Visitor_Registration_Form.pdf‎|visitor release form]], which is then dropped off in the train mail box at the front of the offices.
<br>This hiking trail is unavailable during the summer (no permissions will be given) because Doe River Gorge Ministries conducts summer camps there. For 2017, this means no public hiking permissions will be granted from mid-May to mid-August 2017.


== After the Hike ==
== After the Hike ==
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(A) 36.2671, -82.1735
Parking
(G) 36.26640,-82.17156
Trailhead
(R) 36.26509,-82.17119
Tunnel #1
(R) 36.2618,-82.1625
Tunnel #2
(G) 36.24886,-82.15183
End of trail at truss
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36.26640,-82.17156~Trailhead~ ~MarkerG.png
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36.2618,-82.1625~Tunnel #2~[[Image:Doe River Gorge Tunnel2.JPG|150px]]~MarkerR.png
36.24886,-82.15183~End of trail at truss~[[Image:Doe_River_Gorge_truss.JPG|150px]]~MarkerG.png
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[[File:Doe_River_Gorge_profile.JPG]]
[[File:Doe_River_Gorge_profile.JPG]]
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Image:Doe_River_Gorge_end_of_trail.JPG|Trail ends here
Image:Doe_River_Gorge_end_of_trail.JPG|Trail ends here
Image:Doe River Gorge looking into gorge.JPG|Looking into gorge
Image:Doe River Gorge looking into gorge.JPG|Looking into gorge
Image:Doe River Gorge - April 2011.JPG|Walking along the rails
Image:Doe_River_Gorge_cliffs.JPG|Cliffs along the gorge
Image:Doe River Gorge truss.JPG|Side view of the truss
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Image:Doe River Gorge fire pink.JPG|Fire Pink [http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/silene_virginica.shtml more info]
Image:Doe River Gorge fire pink.JPG|Fire Pink [http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/silene_virginica.shtml more info]
Image:Doe River Gorge purple trillium.JPG|purple or red trillium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium more info]
Image:Doe River Gorge purple trillium.JPG|purple or red trillium [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium more info]
Image:Doe_River_Gorge_wild_geranium.JPG|wild geranium
 
Image:Doe_River_Gorge_common_violet.JPG|common violets
Image:Doe River Gorge bloodroot.JPG|Bloodroot
Image:Doe_River_Gorge_fern leaf bleeding hearts.JPG|bleeding hearts - fern leaf variety
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