Editing Pretty Ridge Trail

{{Trail
|Park=Bays Mountain Park
|Land Owner=City of Kingsport
|Trail Marking=Signs
|Trail Use=Hiking, Biking, Geocaching
|Difficulty Rating=Hard
|Hike Time=30 Min
|Trail Distance=1.944 mi
|Round Trip Distance=6.9 mi
|Trail Type=Segment
|High Point=1,914 Ft
|Low Point=1,607 ft
|Elevation Gain=0 Ft
|Elevation Loss=304 Ft
|Elevation Change Direction=East-to-West
|Parking location=36.50882, -82.60955
|Trailhead location=36.50654, -82.63127
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Back Hollow Road}}

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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"
|-
!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.

== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Point of interest|Marker Title=Western descent from ridge|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.491574,-82.657148}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Intersection at [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]]|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.4976,-82.6433}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Point of interest|Marker Title=Sty across fence|Marker Description=[[Image:BMP_Pretty_Ridge_Trail_sty.JPG|150px]]|Marker Location=36.48915,-82.65420}}
{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Trail sign|Marker Title=Intersection at [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]]|Marker Description= |Marker Location=36.488182,-82.653777}}