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|Trails
|Trails
|Mileage
|Mileage
|Usage
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|[[WPSP Lakeshore Trail]]
|[[WPSP Lakeshore Trail]]
|0.5  
|0.5  
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Lake Hollow Trail]]
|[[WPSP Lake Hollow Trail]]
|0.75
|0.75
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Connector Trail]]
|[[WPSP Connector Trail]]
|0.75
|0.75
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Riverbank Trail]]
|[[WPSP Riverbank Trail]]
|0.75
|0.75
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Holston Bluffs Trail]]
|[[WPSP Holston Bluffs Trail]]
|1.0 loop
|1.0 loop
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Overlook]]
|[[WPSP Overlook]]
|0.5 loop
|0.5 loop
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Woodland Ridge Trail]]
|[[WPSP Woodland Ridge Trail]]
|2.0 horse
|2.0
|{{Hike}} {{Horse}}
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|----
|[[WPSP Devil's Backbone]]
|[[WPSP Devil's Backbone]]
|2.2 in/out
|2.2 in/out
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Fall Creek]]
|[[WPSP Fall Creek]]
|1.5 loop
|1.5 loop
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Sinking Waters]]
|[[WPSP Sinking Waters]]
|2-3 loops
|2-3 loops
|{{Hike}}
|----
|----
|[[WPSP Mountain Bike Trail System]]
|[[WPSP Mountain Bike Trail System]]
|6.0 multiple
|6.0 multiple
|{{Hike}} {{Biking}}
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|}
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Revision as of 07:40, 17 March 2011

Warrior's Path State Park has a collection of trails good for quick after work jaunts with the kids and pets for a quick stroll.

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.508877" lon="-82.475481" type="terrain" zoom="14"> 36.498489, -82.486682, Warriors Path State Park 36.516604, -82.473539, WPSP Sinking Waters 36.500667, -82.47797, WPSP Devil's Backbone </googlemap>

How to get there

From downtown Kingsport, TN:

  1. Take Fort Henry Drive/TN-36 toward Colonial Heights.
  2. Turn left at stoplight by Food City onto Hemlock Road. (Warning: Red Light camera intersection this direction.)
  3. Follow Hemlock Road under railroad underpass. The park ranger station is just inside the main entrance.

From I-81:

  1. Take TN Exit 59 (Kingsport).
  2. Turn NW on Fort Henry Drive/TN-36.
  3. Turn right (north) onto Colonial Heights (by Zoomerz, Sunoco). (Warning: Red Light camera intersection in this direction. Come to a complete stop if the light is yellow or red before making turn.)
  4. Continue on Colonial Heights road as it makes a sharp left and then right over railroad tracks.
  5. Turn right (east) on Hemlock Road. The main park entrance can be seen.

Trailheads are in several different locations, so refer to the specific trail descriptions.

Trails

The park offers the following trails to explore:

Trails Mileage Usage
WPSP Lakeshore Trail 0.5 Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Lake Hollow Trail 0.75 Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Connector Trail 0.75 Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Riverbank Trail 0.75 Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Holston Bluffs Trail 1.0 loop Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Overlook 0.5 loop Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Woodland Ridge Trail 2.0 Dnr hiking.png Template:Horse
WPSP Devil's Backbone 2.2 in/out Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Fall Creek 1.5 loop Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Sinking Waters 2-3 loops Dnr hiking.png
WPSP Mountain Bike Trail System 6.0 multiple Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png

Maps

State Park Map