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== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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From Johnson City, TN
#Take Highway 11W through Church Hill.  
#Turn onto Cherokee Road, TN 67.  
#Turn left (south) at Goshen Valley Road.
#In about 10 miles, turn left onto TN 81 (toward Erwin).  
#Cross the bridge over the Holston River.   
#On Tenn. 81, drive 0.8 miles (cross Nolichucky River).
#At just under a mile, turn left (east) at River Road.
#Turn right on TN 107 west (toward Tusculum).   
#After just under two miles, veer left onto Laurel Run Park Road.  
#Drive 13.8 miles from TN 81/107 junction.
#Continue into the park (warning - several speed bumps after entering gate)
#Turn left toward USFS Horse Creek Recreation Area (sign).  
#Once the park road tees, turn right toward the amphitheater parking lot.
#Proceed 0.8 miles.
#Trailhead is past the shelters starting with the gravel road.
#Turn right (sign -Horse Creek, Old Forge). 
#Almost immediately (0.1 miles) turn right onto Union Chapel Road.
#Then after 0.2 miles, turn left onto Greenridge Road.
#After 0.6 miles turn left onto Graystone Road.  Stay on most used route on narrow, winding road
#At about 3.2 miles, turn left onto Shelton Mission Church Road (sign to church).
#Proceed 2.2 miles on Shelton Mission Chuch Road (pass church, cross bridge), and reach gravel road (USFS sign to Bullen Hollow and Margarette Falls Trails).
#Turn left and drive on rough road for 0.5 miles to turnaround and parking area.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==

Revision as of 12:55, 5 March 2011


Lower Kiner Hollow Falls.jpg
Trail Name Laurel Run Trail
Nearest City Church Hill
State Tennessee
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png Dnr waterfall.png Dnr dog.png
Difficulty Rating Moderate
Hiking Time *"*" is not a number.
Distance, round-trip 2.52.5 mi <br />4.023 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation *"*" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point *"*" is not a number.
Nearest Medical Church Hill
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Trail Overview

When folks say they are going hiking at Laurel Run Park, they generally mean taking Kiner Hollow Trail up to the waterfalls. Kiner Hollow Trail is actually part of the Bays Mountain Park system, but the description and details will be maintained here.

How to get there

  1. Take Highway 11W through Church Hill.
  2. Turn left (south) at Goshen Valley Road.
  3. Cross the bridge over the Holston River.
  4. At just under a mile, turn left (east) at River Road.
  5. After just under two miles, veer left onto Laurel Run Park Road.
  6. Continue into the park (warning - several speed bumps after entering gate)
  7. Once the park road tees, turn right toward the amphitheater parking lot.
  8. Trailhead is past the shelters starting with the gravel road.

Route Description

Hike 0.5 miles up the Bullen Hollow Trail. The Margarette Falls Trail is apparently the second blazed trail off of Bullen Hollow Trail (do not ford main creek). It takes the right fork of the creek and the falls are about 0.75 miles from Bullen Trail intersection with several fords on this trail.

Typical Conditions

Fees, Permits, etc.

None needed.

After the Hike

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