Editing Food Plot Road

{{Trail
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|Park=Bays Mountain Park
|City=Kingsport
|Land Owner=City of Kingsport
|Trail Marking=Signs
|Trail Use=Hiking, Geocaching
|Trail Features=Lakes, Mountains
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
|Hike Time=1.5 hr
|Trail Distance=2.316 mi
|Round Trip Distance=2.316 mi
|Trail Type=Loop
|High Point=1,922 Ft
|Low Point=1,826 ft
|Elevation Gain=143 Ft
|Elevation Loss=145 Ft
|Elevation Change Direction=Counter Clockwise
|Parking location=36.50882, -82.60955
|Trailhead location=36.508995,-82.618251
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Fire Tower Trail}}

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== Trail Overview ==
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  Short spur trail off [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] along reservoir shore.  Wanders back off where the park used to have grains growing, but now has a beaver lodge.

== How to get there ==
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The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot.  Follow [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] or [[Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]] to the far side of the reservoir.

== Route Description==
[[File:Food plot road profile.png|thumb|right]]
Short 0.45 mile spur trail along the reservoir shore with connections to [[Trail connects to::Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]], [[Trail connects to::Lakeside Trail]], and [[Trail connects to::Fire Tower Trail]]

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|Trailhead at [[Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)|Lake Road]]
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|Overlap with [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]
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|0.3
|Split off from [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]
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|Food Plot by reservoir
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== Typical Conditions ==
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Rarely used trail with mostly leaf covered old road path.

== Regulations ==
NO BIKES!

== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Junction with [[Hemlock Trail|Hemlock Trail]]|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.51165,-82.61644}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Junction with [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.50908,-82.61830}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Junction with [[Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.50955,-82.61770}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Point of interest|Marker Title=Former food plot area|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.50802,-82.61900}}