Editing Lakeside Trail

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{{Infobox Trail
                     | Image Name = Lakeside_Trail_-_Bays_Mountain_Dam.jpg
                     | City = Kingsport
                     | State = Tennessee
                     | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}
                     | Difficulty Rating = Easy
                     | Hike Time = 1.5
                     | Distance = 2.4 
                     | Elevation Gain = 93
                     | High Point = 1923
                     | Latitude = 36.50803
                     | Longitude = -82.61255
                     | Medical = Kingsport, TN
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<googlemap lat="36.50803" lon="-82.61255"  zoom="10" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small">
36.50803,-82.61255,Lakeside Trail
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== Trail Overview ==
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Located at [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Very popular hiking loop trail around the reservoir.  It connects with many other park trails, thus a common starting point. Officially takes 90 minutes on maintained path with moderate climbs and drops. A few benches are scattered along the trail. Points of interest include floating bridge, beaver activity (dams, lodges, and down/gnawed trees), lillypad pond, and the wolves and other animal habitats. Note red dirt from maroon shale in places. 

== How to get there ==
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From parking lot, either cross the dam to hike in a clockwise direction or start at back of animal habitat by the aviary area.

== Route Description==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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!Miles
!Lakeside Trail
!Miles
|-
|0.0
|Dam, end nearest Nature Center
|2.4
|-
|0.1
|Dam, far end
|2.3
|-
|0.2
|Pine Trail junction
|2.2
|-
|0.4
|Floating Bridge
|2.0
|-
|0.5
|Cherry Knobs Trail junction
|1.9
|-
|1.1
|Beaver Pond Bridge/ Sweet Gum Trail junction
|1.3
|-
|1.6
|Hemlock Tr./ (Firetower Trail) junction
|0.8
|-
|1.7
|Holly Trail/ Towhee Trail junction
|0.7
|-
|1.8
|Holly Trail junction
|0.6
|-
|2.1
|Fern Trail junction
|0.3
|-
|2.3
|Water Fowl Aviary/ Laurel Trail junction
|0.1
|-
|2.4
|Nature Center
|0.0
|}

== Typical Conditions ==
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The park does an excellent job keeping this most popular trail open.  The path is heavily used, but sometime covered with mulch.

==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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$3 fee to enter the park.
<br>Dogs are not allowed around the animal habitats, thus may have to skirt using Lake Road.

== After the Hike ==
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The animal habitats are a hit with kids of all ages.

== Misc. Information ==
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== Maps ==
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.50903" lon="-82.61255"  type="terrain" zoom="15" width="715" height="350" scale="yes" controls="large" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lakeside_trail.kml
(G) 36.508894,-82.611436
Beginning of dam bridge
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== Photos ==
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Image:Lakeside_Trailhead_from_Dam.jpg‎
Image:Lakeside_trail_-_evergreen_grove.jpg‎ 
Image:Lakeside_Trail_-_former_avery_area.jpg‎ 
Image:Lakeside_Trail_-_Bays_Mountain_Dam.jpg‎
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Easy]]  [[Category:Dog Friendly]]