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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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| | | Image Name = White Rock Trail overlook.JPG | ||
| | | City = Johnson City | ||
| | | State = Tennessee | ||
|Trail Use= | | Marking = White | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Dogs}} | |||
|Difficulty Rating=Medium | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
|Hike Time=1.5 | | Hike Time = 1.5 | ||
| | | Distance = 1.85 | ||
| | | Elevation Gain = 1070 | ||
| High Point = 3250 | |||
|High Point= | | Latitude = 36.278646 | ||
| | | Longitude = -82.346102 | ||
| Medical = Johnson City, TN | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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Located in [[Buffalo Mountain Park]], a popular trail to the cliffs overlooking the I-26 valley. | Located in [[Buffalo Mountain Park]], a popular trail to the cliffs overlooking the I-26 valley. | ||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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Refer to the “How to get there” instructions on the [[Buffalo Mountain Park]] page. Take the gravel road left to the alternative parking area. | Refer to the “How to get there” instructions on the [[Buffalo Mountain Park]] page. Take the gravel road left to the alternative parking area. | ||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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The white-blazed White Rock Trail heads up the eastern edge of the park to the cliffs overlooking I-26 and then beyond the communication towers. Starting from the alt. parking lot, head into the forest and cross a wooden beam acting as a short bridge. At the junction with the main loop trail, turn left/east to recross the stream. A single white blaze then shows the climb up the tree roots to find a narrow trail. After 0.2 mile, a blue blazed spur trail heads over to the gravel service road. Continue heading uphill reaching the power line clearing. The blue-blazed [[Tower Ridge Trail]] heads off to the right. Proceed down a steep bank to cross the gravel service road. Follow the trail back into the forest. At an older trail sign, a red-blazed trail heads back downhill to the service road, while the main trail continues ahead north and an informal trail comes in from the right. The trail works around to the park boundary and then turns to follow the edge of the ridgeline. It descends on a rock outcropping, which is inadequately blazed from the other direction thus folks have created the previously mentioned informal spur trail by proceeding downhill. | The white-blazed White Rock Trail heads up the eastern edge of the park to the cliffs overlooking I-26 and then beyond the communication towers. Starting from the alt. parking lot, head into the forest and cross a wooden beam acting as a short bridge. At the junction with the main loop trail, turn left/east to recross the stream. A single white blaze then shows the climb up the tree roots to find a narrow trail. After 0.2 mile, a blue blazed spur trail heads over to the gravel service road. Continue heading uphill reaching the power line clearing. The blue-blazed [[Tower Ridge Trail]] heads off to the right. Proceed down a steep bank to cross the gravel service road. Follow the trail back into the forest. At an older trail sign, a red-blazed trail heads back downhill to the service road, while the main trail continues ahead north and an informal trail comes in from the right. The trail works around to the park boundary and then turns to follow the edge of the ridgeline. It descends on a rock outcropping, which is inadequately blazed from the other direction thus folks have created the previously mentioned informal spur trail by proceeding downhill. | ||
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== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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While heavily used, the trail appears to have no formal maintenance. During rain, water will channel down the steep path, thus subsequently resulting in a slippery mud slide. In a couple of places, there are small springs which continually flow down the trail, thus could benefit from rock channeling or water bars. | While heavily used, the trail appears to have no formal maintenance. During rain, water will channel down the steep path, thus subsequently resulting in a slippery mud slide. In a couple of places, there are small springs which continually flow down the trail, thus could benefit from rock channeling or water bars. | ||
== | == Misc. Information == | ||
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== Maps == | |||
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White Rock Trail is the black line, while [[Tower Ridge Trail]] is in blue line. | |||
<br>Note: The route for Highridge Road is incorrect as the service road is closed with a gate. | |||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.2734" lon="-82.3385" type="terrain" zoom="15" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Tower_Ridge_Trail.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/White_Rock_Trail1.kml | |||
(A) 36.278646,-82.346102 | |||
Alternate parking lot | |||
(L) 36.277976,-82.345800 | |||
Narrow trail bridge | |||
(J) 36.276777,-82.346116 | |||
Creek crossing at Hartsell Hollow | |||
[[Image:White Rock Trail - creek crossing.JPG|150px]] | |||
[[Image:White Rock Trail - Hartsell Hollow trail sign.JPG|150px]] | |||
(G) 36.278021,-82.344313 | |||
Junction with blue-blazed spur to service road | |||
(G) 36.277581,-82.341454 | |||
Junction with blue-blazed [[Tower Ridge Trail]] | |||
(K) 36.266800,-82.339319 | |||
Upper trailhead at bench | |||
Junction with [[Fork Ridge Trail]] | |||
(M) 36.26913,-82.33833 | |||
Towers | |||
(E) 36.27048,-82.33703 | |||
White Rock Overlook | |||
[[Image:White Rock Trail overlook.JPG|150px]] | |||
</googlemap> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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Image:White Rock Trail - creek crossing.JPG|Second creek crossing | |||
Image:White Rock Trail - Hartsell Hollow trail sign.JPG|Trail sign at Hartsell Hollow | |||
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</gallery> | |||
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[[Category: Tennessee]] [[Category: Medium]] | |||