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{{Trail
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|Park=Bays Mountain Park
{{Infobox Trail
|City=Kingsport
                    | Image Name = Placeholder.gif
|Trail Marking=Signs
                    | City = Kingsport
|Trail Use=Hiking, Biking, Geocaching
                    | State = Tennessee
|Trail Features=Lakes
                    | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}{{Biking}}
|Difficulty Rating=Easy
                    | Difficulty Rating = Medium
|Hike Time=2.5 hrs
                    | Hike Time = 2.5
|Trail Distance=4.326 mi
                    | Distance = 4.4  
|Round Trip Distance=4.326 mi
                    | Elevation Gain = 312
|Trail Type=Loop
                    | High Point = 2142
|High Point=2,123 ft
                    | Latitude = 36.507613
|Low Point=1,806 ft
                    | Longitude = -82.612658
|Elevation Gain=498 ft
                    | Medical = Kingsport, TN
|Elevation Loss=-355 ft
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|Elevation Change Direction=Clockwise
                    | googlemap =  
|Parking location=36.50882, -82.60955
<googlemap lat="36.507613" lon="-82.612658"  zoom="9" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small">
|Trailhead location=36.50646, -82.63128
36.507613,-82.612658,BMP Lake Road
</googlemap>
}}
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Back Hollow Road, Fire Tower Trail, Fern Trail}}
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__TOC__
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
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== Route Description==
== Route Description==
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Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservoir ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Fairly level, except between Feagins and Ledbetter Gaps when it ascends 200 ft. Serving as a main artery to access the interior trails it has trail connections to [[Trail connects to::Bays Ridge Road]], [[Trail connects to::Pine Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Lakeside Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Front Hollow Road]], [[Trail connects to::Cherry Knobs]], [[Trail connects to::Bays Ridge Road]], [[Trail connects to::River Mountain Road]], [[Trail connects to::Back Hollow Road]], [[Trail connects to::Chinquapin Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Sweet Gum Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Fire Tower Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Hemlock Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Towhee Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Big Oak Trail]], [[Trail connects to::Azalea]], and [[Trail connects to::Chestnut Trail]]
From the parking lot, the trail begins on the access road a little uphill from the [[BMP Lakeside Trail|Lakeside Trail]] but continues on when Lakeside Trail crosses the water on to the peninsula.
 
Below table is clockwise starting at the dam.
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Miles
!Lake Road
!Miles
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0.0
|Far end of dam from parking lot
|4.4
|1835
|-
|0.1
|Junction with [[Pine Trail|Pine Trail]]  
|4.3
|
|-
|0.3
|Floating bridge for Lakeside Trail
|4.1
|
|-
|0.5
|Junction with [[Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]] at Ecology Pond
|3.9
|1847
|-
|1.1
|Ledbetter Gap - Junction with [[Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]]
|3.3
|1920
|-
|1.4
|Junction with [[Cherry Knobs]] heading west
|3.0
|2100
|-
|1.7
|Junction with [[Cherry Knobs]] heading east
|2.7
|2134
|-
|1.9
|Rock quarry
|2.5
|
|-
|2.1
|Feagins Gap - Junction with [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] and [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]]
|2.3
|1920
|-
|2.7
|Junction with [[Sweet Gum Trail|Sweet Gum Trail]] and [[Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]]
|1.7
|
|-
|3.0
|Junction with [[Fire Tower Trail|Fire Tower Trail]] and [[Hemlock Trail|Hemlock Trail]]
|1.4
|1894
|-
|3.3
|Junction with [[Towhee Trail|Towhee Trail]]
|1.1
|
|-
|3.6
|Junction with [[Big Oak Trail|Big Oak Trail]]
|0.8
|
|-
|3.7
|Junction with [[Fern Trail|Fern Trail]]
|0.7
|
|-
|3.8
|Junction with [[Azalea|Azalea Trail]]
|0.6
|1860
|-
|4.0
|Picnic shelters
|0.4
|
|-
|4.3
|Gate at [[Bays Mountain Road|Bays Mountain Road]]
|0.1
|
|-
|4.4
|At Entrance Road across from dam
|0.0
|1835
|}


== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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== Regulations ==
== Regulations ==
Bikes Allowed.
Bikes Allowed.
{{Map Marker
 
|Icon Type=Trail sign
== Misc. Information ==
|Marker Title=Crossroads
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|Marker Description=[[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] and [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]
 
|Marker Location=36.506548,-82.631278
== Maps ==
}}
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. -->
{{Map Marker
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.503255" lon="-82.622509" type="terrain" zoom="14" width="700" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
|Icon Type=Trail sign
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lake_road-partial.kml
|Marker Title=[[Cherry Knobs]]
 
|Marker Location=36.503448,-82.628530
(G) 36.506548,-82.631278
}}
Crossroads with [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] and [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]].
{{Map Marker
Trail/road continues East-North-East from here but not mapped yet
|Icon Type=Trail sign
(G) 36.503448,-82.628530,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail
|Marker Title=[[Cherry Knobs]]
(G) 36.500972,-82.630974,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail
|Marker Location=36.500972,-82.630974
(G) 36.497900,-82.627713
}}
Crossroads with [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]]
{{Map Marker
(G) 36.507088,-82.613540,BMP Pine Trail
|Icon Type=Trail sign
(G) 36.507613,-82.612658,BMP Bays Ridge Road
|Marker Title=Ledbetter Gap
(G) 36.50946,-82.62131
|Marker Description=[[Image:BMP_Ledbetter_Gap_sign.JPG|150px]]<br>Crossroads with [[Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]]
Junction of [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] and [[BMP Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]]  
|Marker Location=36.497900,-82.627713
(G) 36.50349,-82.61893, BMP Orchid Trail
}}
[[Image:BMP Orchid Trail sign.JPG|50px]]
{{Map Marker
</googlemap>
|Icon Type=Trail sign
'''NOTE''': The trail on the map above does not include the trail from the junction with River Mountain Road towards its termination point near the Lakeside Trail.
|Marker Title=[[Pine Trail]]
 
|Marker Location=36.507088,-82.613540
== Photos ==
}}
<gallery>
{{Map Marker
<!-- Place any pictures from this trail below. Ideally we would have a picture of the trailhead to help people know when they found it -->
|Icon Type=Trail sign
<!-- Add a picture by typing Image:imagename.extension  -->
|Marker Title=[[Bays Ridge Road]]
Image:Placeholder.gif
|Marker Description=[[Image:BMP_LakeRd-BaysRidgeRd sign.JPG|50px]]
 
|Marker Location=36.507613,-82.612658
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}}
</gallery>
{{Map Marker
 
|Icon Type=Trail sign
<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. -->
|Marker Title=Junction with [[Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]]
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]]  [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]
|Marker Location=36.50946,-82.62131
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Trail sign
|Marker Title=[[Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]]
|Marker Description=[[Image:BMP Orchid Trail sign.JPG|50px]]
|Marker Location=36.50349,-82.61893
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Other photo spot
|Marker Title=Old quarry used for stone to create reservoir dam
|Marker Location=36.50513,-82.62953
}}
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