Editing Pretty Ridge Trail

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 | Park = Bays Mountain Park
 | City = Kingsport
 | State = Tennessee
 | Marking = Signs
 | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} 
 | Difficulty Rating = Hard
 | Hike Time = 1.5 Hours
 | Round Trip Distance = 7.0 Mi
 | Trail Distance = 1.75 Mi
 | Trail Type = Segment
 | Elevation Gain = 668 Ft
 | Elevation Loss = -769 Ft
 | High Point = 2,154 Ft
 | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545
 | Trailhead coords = 36.497640,-82.643300
 | Medical = Kingsport, TN
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 | Comment = Add photo of meadow where it begins and possibly between the old house and barn to help navigate
 | Date reviewed = 11/21/2015
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== Trail Overview ==
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Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  Pretty Ridge, up on the ridge, is a nice extension of [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]], but difficult hiking between [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]].

== How to get there ==
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Take either Indian Pipes Trail from near Fire Tower or Back Hollow Road.

== Route Description==
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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.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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!Miles
!Pretty Ridge Trail
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0.00
|Back Hollow Road at abandoned cabin
|1672
|-
|0.45
|Intersection with [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]] and [[Kiner Hollow Trail]]
|1980
|-
|1.35
|Split back down just before meeting Kiner Hollow Trail again
|2000
|-
|1.65
|Sty over fence
|1665
|-
|1.7
|Back Hollow Road at open meadows
|1615
|-
|}

Mountain biking is not allowed in the eastern drop down to Back Hollow Road.  The western slope is inaccessible.

== Typical Conditions ==
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Nice hard dirt path up on the ridge.  Eastern section was redug after a major winter storm in the 90s.  

The western section from Back Hollow Road to the top of the ridgeline is cleaned up as of 2015.  The trail is faint especially the middle part of the climb but you should be able to follow it. If you lose the trail just bushwhack uphill and you will reconnect to it back at the top anyway.  It's a short climb and not hard either way.  Blazes are sporadic still so keep an eye on your path.  Not great but better than what is used to be.

== 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 ==
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Image:BMP Pretty Ridge Trail sty.JPG|Sty across fence - key location
</gallery>

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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Hard]] [[Category:Hiking]]  [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]