House Mountain State Natural Area

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Trail Name House Mountain State Natural Area
Nearest City Knoxville
State Tennessee
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
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Difficulty Rating Medium
Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip 3.53.5 mi <br />5.633 km <br />
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Nearest Medical Knoxville, TN
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Trail Overview

House Mountain is a two mile long spine north of Knoxville. Trail heads up to the 2,100' highpoint of Knox County for overlooks into the surrounding valley.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN

  1. South on I-26.
  2. West on I-40 to Exit 392 for US 11W (Rutledge Pike).
  3. North along Rutledge Pike for about 10 miles.
  4. Just after the brown House Mountain information sign, turn left onto Idumea Road for 0.6 mile.
  5. Take another left onto Hogskin Road.
  6. Parking is on the right side.

Route Description

Two trails:
Mountain Trail - 3 mile loop
Turkey Trail

Miles Elevation
0.0 1900 Trailhead
0.6 2100
0.85 2300
1.65 2600

Typical Conditions

The trails are reasonably maintained paths passing some large boulders. The overlooks have no railing, thus steep dropoffs.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk.

After the Hike

Misc. Information

A nice gallery of photographs from the Mountain Trail has been posted by Kris Light.
The official TN.gov House Mountain webpage including map.

Maps

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Photos

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