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{{Trail | <!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template. Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. --> | ||
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|Park=Bays Mountain Park | | Image Name = BMP_Firetower_Trail_tower.jpg | ||
|City=Kingsport | | Trail Number = | ||
| | | Park = Bays Mountain Park | ||
| | | City = Kingsport | ||
|Trail Use= | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Marking = Signs | |||
|Difficulty Rating=Medium | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Dogs}} | ||
|Hike Time=30 | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| | | Hike Time = 30 Min | ||
| | | Round Trip Distance = 4.2 Mi | ||
|Trail Type=Segment | | Trail Distance = 0.7 Mi | ||
| Trail Type = Segment | |||
| Elevation Gain = | |||
|Elevation Gain= | | Elevation Loss = | ||
|Elevation Loss= | | High Point = | ||
| | | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545 | ||
|Parking | | Trailhead coords = | ||
|Trailhead | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Second most popular trail (after [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]) up to the Garden Mountain/Kingsport firetower for view across Holston Defense, west end of Kingsport, and into Virginia. | Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Second most popular trail (after [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]) up to the Garden Mountain/Kingsport firetower for view across Holston Defense, west end of Kingsport, and into Virginia. | ||
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For those starting from the parking lot, it is roughly 2 miles taking 60 minutes to reach firetower. Return trip down is faster. | For those starting from the BMP parking lot, it is roughly 2 miles taking 60 minutes to reach firetower. Return trip down is faster. | ||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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The 60' firetower was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1937. | The 60' firetower was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1937. | ||
== Maps == | |||
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The Fire Tower Trail is shown in red. For reference, [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] is shown in magenta, [[Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]] in orange, and [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] in yellow. | |||
<display_map center="36.51545,-82.62378" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_river_mountain_road.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lakeside_trail.kml"> | |||
36.51202, -82.61669~Junction with [[Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]]~ ~MarkerG.png | |||
36.51545, -82.6238~Garden Mountain/Kingsport Lookout Tower~[[Image:BMP_Firetower_Trail_tower.jpg|150px|Fire tower]]~MarkerE.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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| | Image:BMP_Firetower_Trail_tower.jpg|Fire tower | ||
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</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:No Trail KML]] | |||
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