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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 | ||
|Trail | | Image Name = * | ||
| Trail No. = * | |||
|City=Mountain City | | City = Mountain City | ||
| | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}{{Waterfall}} | |||
|Trail Use= | | Season = * | ||
| | | Difficulty Rating = Easy | ||
|Difficulty Rating= | | Hike Time = 4 | ||
|Hike Time= | | Distance = 5 | ||
| | | Elevation Gain = <300 | ||
| | | High Point = * | ||
| Latitude = 36.542606 | |||
|High Point= | | Longitude = -81.734673 | ||
| | | Medical = Mountain City | ||
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| | <googlemap lat="36.542606" lon="-81.734673" zoom="12" width="270" type="terrain" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | ||
36.542606,-81.734673,Trailhead for Gentry Creek Falls and Rogers Ridge | |||
36.5677 -81.70575,Gentry Creek Falls | |||
</googlemap> | |||
}} | }} | ||
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==Trail Overview== | == Trail Overview == | ||
Hike with | <!-- 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. --> | ||
Hike with many water crossings to double drop waterfall. | |||
:Should this page be split into two - one for just the falls and the other for the ridge? Original information just for Gentry Falls. | |||
==How | == How to get there == | ||
<!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. --> | <!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. --> | ||
From Mountain City, TN | |||
From Mountain City, TN | |||
#Proceed north on TN 91 for 7.7 miles to Laurel Bloomery. | #Proceed north on TN 91 for 7.7 miles to Laurel Bloomery. | ||
#Turn right at the A-Z Market onto Gentry Creek Road (sign to Pleasant Home Church) and proceed 0.8 miles. | |||
#Make right turn onto Sugar Creek Road. The road is gravel after 1.1 miles. | |||
#Turn at the A-Z Market onto Gentry Creek Road (sign to Pleasant Home Church) and proceed 0.8 miles. | |||
#Make right turn onto | |||
#Continue on rough gravel road for 1.4 miles and park at road end. | #Continue on rough gravel road for 1.4 miles and park at road end. | ||
==Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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Hikers cross mound barriers | Hikers cross mound barriers and soon make the first of a number of fords. | ||
==Typical Conditions== | == Typical Conditions == | ||
<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | <!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | ||
Narrow trail with some stepping stones. Lots of mosquitos during summer. | |||
==Fees, Permits, etc.== | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
<!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.--> | <!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.--> | ||
== | == After the Hike == | ||
<!-- Other things to check out while you're in the area. Restaurants, attractions, monuments, etc... --> | |||
== Misc. Information == | |||
<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? --> | <!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? --> | ||
Gentry | Gentry's Falls are named after Joseph Gentry, who farmed 800 acres in the area startng around 1796. | ||
== | == Maps == | ||
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== Photos == | |||
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</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Waterfalls]] |