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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 Pretty Ridge Trail sty.JPG | ||
|City=Kingsport | | Trail Number = | ||
| | | Park = Bays Mountain Park | ||
| | | City = Kingsport | ||
|Trail Use= | | State = Tennessee | ||
|Difficulty Rating=Hard | | Marking = Signs | ||
|Hike Time=1.5 | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} | ||
| | | Difficulty Rating = Hard | ||
| | | Hike Time = 1.5 Hours | ||
|Trail Type=Segment | | Round Trip Distance = 7.2 Mi | ||
| Trail Distance = 1.75 Mi | |||
| Trail Type = Segment | |||
|Elevation Gain= | | Elevation Gain = 668 Ft | ||
|Elevation Loss= | | Elevation Loss = -769 Ft | ||
| | | High Point = 2,154 Ft | ||
|Parking | | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545 | ||
|Trailhead | | Trailhead coords = 36.497640,-82.643300 | ||
| Medical = Kingsport, TN | |||
}} | }} | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
<!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | <!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
<!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | <!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | ||
On paper, a U-shaped path up from Back Hollow Road, along the ridgeline, and back down with connections to [[Trail connects to::Back Hollow Road]], [[Trail connects to::Cross Ridges Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Indian Pipes Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Kiner Hollow Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Front Hollow Road]], and [[Trail connects to::Bays Ridge Trail]]. The trail is marked with white plastic blazes. | On paper, a U-shaped path up from Back Hollow Road, along the ridgeline, and back down with connections to [[Trail connects to::Back Hollow Road]], [[Trail connects to::Cross Ridges Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Indian Pipes Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Kiner Hollow Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Front Hollow Road]], and [[Trail connects to::Bays Ridge Trail]]. The western segment has been abandoned by the park at this time. The trail is marked with white plastic blazes. | ||
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== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | <!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | ||
Nice hard dirt path up on the ridge. Eastern section was redug after a major winter storm in the 90s. | Nice hard dirt path up on the ridge. Eastern section was redug after a major winter storm in the 90s. The western section has been abandoned by the park after 2009 winter storms with many, many blowdowns and missing blazes, thus no maintenance being done. | ||
== Misc. Information == | |||
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== Maps == | |||
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Brown is Pretty Ridge Trail. Yellow is Kiner Hollow Trail. Red is Indian Pipes Trail. Green is Back Hollow Road. | |||
<display_map center="36.4949,-82.65" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Back_Hollow_Road.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Kiner_Hollow_Trail.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Pretty_Ridge_Trail.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Indian_Pipes_Trail.kml"> | |||
36.491574,-82.657148~Western descent from ridge~ ~MarkerG.png | |||
36.4976,-82.6433~Intersection at [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]]~ ~MarkerT.png | |||
36.48915,-82.65420~Sty across fence~[[Image:BMP_Pretty_Ridge_Trail_sty.JPG|150px]]~MarkerG.png | |||
36.488182,-82.653777~Intersection at [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]]~ ~MarkerT.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | |||
<!-- Place any pictures from this trail below. Ideally we would have a picture of the trailhead to help people know when they found it --> | |||
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Image:BMP Pretty Ridge Trail sty.JPG|Sty across fence - key location | |||
| | </gallery> | ||
<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. --> | |||
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Hard]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] | |||
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