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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. --> | ||
| | {{Infobox Trail | ||
| | | Image Name = * | ||
| City = Kingsport | |||
| State = Tennessee | |||
| | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} | ||
|Trail Use= | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = 1.0 | |||
|Difficulty Rating=Medium | | Distance = 1.8 | ||
|Hike Time= | | Elevation Gain = * | ||
| | | High Point = * | ||
| Latitude = N36°29.*** | |||
| | | Longitude = W82°38.*** | ||
|High Point= | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
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| | <googlemap lat="36.505497" lon="-82.60517" zoom="9" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | ||
36.49487, -82.60517, Bays Mountain Park | |||
| | Main entrance gate | ||
</googlemap> | |||
}} | }} | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]], but on the Hawkins County side past Ledbetter Gap. The park road is heavily damaged by ATV usages. It is a connector to allow loop hikes with [[Cross Ridges Trail|Cross Ridges Trail]] or [[Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]]. | <!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | ||
Located in [[Bays Mountain Park]], but on the Hawkins County side past Ledbetter Gap. The park road is heavily damaged by ATV usages. It is a connector to allow loop hikes with [[BMP Cross Ridges Trail|Cross Ridges Trail]] or [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]]. | |||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto [[Lake Road | From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] to Ledbetter Gap. Front Hollow Road begins on the other side of the locked orange park gate. The far west end is not officially accessible. | ||
== Route Description == | == Route Description == | ||
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The path follows the base of the ridge. | The path follows the base of the ridge. Meaders some to pass around deep muddy ruts and interects with the creek. | ||
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!Front Hollow Road | !Front Hollow Road | ||
!Miles | !Miles | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
|Road starts at locked orange park gate at Ledbetter Gap | |Road starts at locked orange park gate at Ledbetter Gap | ||
|1.8 | |1.8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0.3 | |0.3 | ||
|Junction with [[Jones Road|Jones Road]] at the "Big Oak". Jones Road heads steeply uphill | |Junction with [[BMP Jones Road|Jones Road]] at the "Big Oak". Jones Road heads steeply uphill | ||
|1.5 | |1.5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|0.5 | |0.5 | ||
|Junction with [[Cross | |Junction with [[BMP Cross Ridge Trail|Cross Ridge Trail]] which heads north | ||
|1.3 | |1.3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.3 | |1.3 | ||
|Old House | |Old House | ||
|0.5 | |0.5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.5 | |1.5 | ||
|Open field on the north side. Park allows grazing to have someone monitor this area. | |Open field on the north side. Park allows grazing to have someone monitor this area. | ||
|0.3 | |0.3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.7 | |1.7 | ||
|Road and creek become one. An informal side trail on high bank side. No trail sign, but white plastic blazes indicated [[BMP Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]] heading uphill to the south. Have not found style for Pretty Ridge Trail to the north. | |Road and creek become one. An informal side trail on high bank side. No trail sign, but white plastic blazes indicated [[BMP Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]] heading uphill to the south. Have not found style for Pretty Ridge Trail to the north. | ||
|0.1 | |0.1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.8 | |1.8 | ||
|Far end of park and road continues onto country road. Turns to become [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | |Far end of park and road continues onto country road. Turns to become [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | ||
|0.0 | |0.0 | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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Mostly an eroded dirt road, with large, muddy water-filled ruts. | Mostly an eroded dirt road, with large, muddy water-filled ruts. Unregulated ATV use has destroyed some of the road bed. Picked up a grocery bag of beer cans for recycling. | ||
== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == | ||
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Per Collins Chew: This road follows a valley between Bays Ridge and the Cherry Knobs. It leads past old farm ruins and can be used to make any of several loops with other trails in the Southwest end of the Park. The road joins Back Hollow Road at the end of the Park where the Cherry Knobs come to an end. Fences near the end allow the pasturing of cattle by local citizens who provide security services for the remote end of the Park. Front Hollow drains into Laurel Run. | Per Collins Chew: This road follows a valley between Bays Ridge and the Cherry Knobs. It leads past old farm ruins and can be used to make any of several loops with other trails in the Southwest end of the Park. The road joins Back Hollow Road at the end of the Park where the Cherry Knobs come to an end. Fences near the end allow the pasturing of cattle by local citizens who provide security services for the remote end of the Park. Front Hollow drains into Laurel Run. | ||
Be | Be carefull during hunting season as hunters have been seen on this far west end of the nature preserve. | ||
== Maps == | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.500" lon="-82.633" type="terrain" zoom="14" width="735" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Front_Hollow_Road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bays_Ridge_Road.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lake_road-partial.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Cross_Ridges_Trail.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Pretty_Ridge_Trail.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Bays_Ridge_Trail.kml | |||
(G) 36.497900,-82.627713 | |||
Road starts at Ledbetter Gap | |||
Crossroads with [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] | |||
and [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] | |||
</googlemap> | |||
:::The following elevation profile travels from Ledbetter Gap to Bays Ridge Trail. | |||
[[Image:BMP Front Hollow Road profile.JPG]] | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] | |||