Editing Fire Tower Trail

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                     | Image Name = BMP_Firetower_Trail_tower.jpg
                     | City = Kingsport
                     | State = Tennessee
                     | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}
                     | Difficulty Rating = Medium
                     | Hike Time = 0.5
                     | Distance = 0.7 
                     | Elevation Gain = 860
                     | High Point = 2405
                     | Latitude = N36°30.928
                     | Longitude = W82°37.450
                     | Medical = Kingsport, TN
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36.51545, -82.62378,Firetower Trail
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== Trail Overview ==
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  Second most popular trail (after [[BMP Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]]) up to the Garden Mountain/Kingsport firetower for view across Holston Defense, west end of Kingsport, and into Virginia.

== How to get there ==
Take [[BMP Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] clockwise around the reservior to the [[BMP Hemlock Trail|Hemlock Trail]] or [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] counterclockwise.  The lower trailhead in on Lake Road.

Alternatively, the upper trailhead at the firetower is reached on [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] from either the antennas or Fegins Gap.

== Route Description==
The trail heads up Holston River Mountain side of the park to reach the firetower.  Although no blazes, the path is well worn, thus apparent.

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|-
!Miles Up
!Firetower Trail
!Miles Down
|- 
|0.0
|Trailhead at [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]]
|0.7
|-
|0.1
|Junction with [[Chinquapin Trail]]
|0.6
|-  
|0.7
|Trailhead at [[River Mountain Road]] at firetower
| 0.0
|}

For those starting from the BMP parking lot, it is roughly 2 miles taking 60 minutes to reach firetower. Return trip down is faster.

== Typical Conditions ==
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Well worn dirt trail with few blowdowns.  Please do not cut through the switchbacks.

== Regulations ==
NO BIKES!

== Misc. Information ==
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The 60' firetower was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1937.


== Maps ==
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The Firetower Trail is shown in red.  For reference, [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] is shown in magenta, [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] in orange, and [[BMP Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] in yellow.

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http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Firetower_Trail.kml
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_river_mountain_road.kml
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lakeside_trail.kml

(G) 36.51202, -82.61669
Junction of [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] and [[Firetower Trail]]
(E) 36.51545, -82.6238
Garden Mountain/Kingsport Lookout Tower
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== Photos ==
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]]