Editing Bear Run Trail

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 | Park = Bays Mountain Park
 | City = Kingsport
 | State = Tennessee
 | Marking = Signs
 | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} 
 | Difficulty Rating = Medium
 | Hike Time = 30 Min
 | Round Trip Distance = 3.84 Mi
 | Trail Distance = 2,308 Ft
 | Trail Type = Segment
 | Elevation Gain = 147 Ft
 | Elevation Loss = -333 Ft
 | High Point = 2,317 Ft
 | Parking coords = 36.508821,-82.609545
 | Trailhead coords = 36.508720,-82.636631
 | Medical = Kingsport, TN
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 | Date reviewed = 10/24/2015
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== Trail Overview ==
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Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]].  New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club.  Good short alternate ride or hike downhill through hardwood forest.

Extended by SOBRA in 2014 to make it possible to take Bear Run all the way to Feagins Gap and bypass the River Mountain Road.  Conditions are the same as the original trail.

== How to get there ==
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Most folks are going to ride this trail down from Indian Pipes - likely after visiting the fire tower.  Others might hike it up as a loop with sections of Indian Pipes, Pretty Ridge, and Back Hollow Road.

== Route Description==
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The path meanders through the forest on a route originally constructed as a hiking trail back in late 1990s. It has connections to [[Trail connects to::Indian Pipes Trail]] and [[Trail connects to::River Mountain Road]].

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!Miles
!Bear Run Trail
!Miles
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0.0
|Trailhead at [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]
|0.5
|~2000
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|0.5
|Junction with [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]]
|0.0
|2371
|}

Unless the section of Indian Pipes Trail has been renamed, this Bear Run Trail is half the distance shown on the Bays Mountain park map.  The distance from River Mountain Road over to the upper trailhead is 0.7 miles.

== Typical Conditions ==
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Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes.  Some rocks located at key spots.  


== Misc. Information ==
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== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.510,-82.635" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="725" height="" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bear_Run_Trail.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lake_road.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_river_mountain_road.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bear_Run_Trail_(ext).kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Indian_Pipes_Trail.kml">

36.508732,-82.636652~Trailhead at [[Indian Pipes Trail|Indian Pipes Trail]]~A temporary bank sign from a bike rally at intersection~MarkerT.png
36.508531,-82.629947~Trailhead at [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]~[[Image:BMP BET-RM.JPG|100px]] [[Image:BMP BET-BHR sign.JPG|100px]]~MarkerT.png
</display_map>

== Photos ==
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]]  [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]