Elk Park Trail: Difference between revisions
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| Trail Use = {{Hike}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} | ||
| Difficulty Rating = Medium | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = | | Hike Time = 4 | ||
| Distance = | | Distance = 5.6 | ||
| Elevation Gain = * | | Elevation Gain = * | ||
| High Point = * | | High Point = * | ||
| Latitude = | | Latitude = N36º08.830 | ||
| Longitude = | | Longitude = W81º59.032 | ||
| Medical = Linville, NC | | Medical = Linville, NC | ||
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== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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From Kingsport, TN: | |||
#Head south on I-26. | |||
#Take Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton. | |||
#Follow US-321 until it turn right at traffic light to merge with US Highway 19E heading south. | |||
#Continue into North Carolina and enter Elk Park. | |||
#Turn right (south) at Maple Street. | |||
#Continue onto Brooks Shell Road which is a loop. | |||
#Park in gravel lot at trailhead coordinates. | |||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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The blue blazed trail has a tough start staying between private properties and avoiding briars. It is more | |||
established and marked once it crosses the very small drainage for the second time. Primarily a horse trail which had signs of recently maintenance to secure the tread. Part of the trail has been bulldozed for unknown construction on a lower part of the ridge line. | |||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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== Fees, Permits, etc. == | == Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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No fees or restrictions. | |||
== After the Hike == | == After the Hike == | ||
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== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == | ||
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Conclusion is that there is an Elk Park Trail, but it is being lost to development around the trailhead and on the lower ridge. | |||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 5 April 2011
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Trail Overview
Shorter access to the views up at the Humps.
How to get there
From Kingsport, TN:
- Head south on I-26.
- Take Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton.
- Follow US-321 until it turn right at traffic light to merge with US Highway 19E heading south.
- Continue into North Carolina and enter Elk Park.
- Turn right (south) at Maple Street.
- Continue onto Brooks Shell Road which is a loop.
- Park in gravel lot at trailhead coordinates.
Route Description
The blue blazed trail has a tough start staying between private properties and avoiding briars. It is more established and marked once it crosses the very small drainage for the second time. Primarily a horse trail which had signs of recently maintenance to secure the tread. Part of the trail has been bulldozed for unknown construction on a lower part of the ridge line.
Typical Conditions
Fees, Permits, etc.
No fees or restrictions.
After the Hike
Misc. Information
Conclusion is that there is an Elk Park Trail, but it is being lost to development around the trailhead and on the lower ridge.
Maps
Photos
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