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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 | ||
|City=Kingsport | | Image Name = Placeholder.gif | ||
| | | City = Kingsport | ||
|Trail Use= | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}{{Biking}} | |||
|Difficulty Rating= | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
|Hike Time=2.5 | | Hike Time = 2.5 | ||
| | | Distance = 4.4 | ||
| Elevation Gain = 312 | |||
| | | High Point = 2142 | ||
|High Point= | | Latitude = 36.507613 | ||
| | | Longitude = -82.612658 | ||
| | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
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<googlemap lat="36.507613" lon="-82.612658" zoom="9" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | |||
36.507613,-82.612658,BMP Lake Road | |||
</googlemap> | |||
}} | }} | ||
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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 | Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservior ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Fairly levels, except between Feagins and Ledbetter Gaps when it ascends 200 ft. Below table is clockwise starting at the dam. | ||
Below table is clockwise starting at the dam. | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|0.1 | |0.1 | ||
|Junction with [[Pine Trail|Pine Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Pine Trail|Pine Trail]] | ||
|4.3 | |4.3 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|0.5 | |0.5 | ||
|Junction with [[Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]] at Ecology Pond | |Junction with [[BMP Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]] at Ecology Pond | ||
|3.9 | |3.9 | ||
|1847 | |1847 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.1 | |1.1 | ||
|Ledbetter Gap - Junction with [[Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] | |Ledbetter Gap - Junction with [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] | ||
|3.3 | |3.3 | ||
|1920 | |1920 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.4 | |1.4 | ||
|Junction with [[Cherry Knobs]] heading west | |Junction with [[BMP Cherry Knobs Trail|Cherry Knobs Trail]] heading west | ||
|3.0 | |3.0 | ||
|2100 | |2100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1.7 | |1.7 | ||
|Junction with [[Cherry Knobs]] heading east | |Junction with [[BMP Cherry Knobs Trail|Cherry Knobs Trail]] heading east | ||
|2.7 | |2.7 | ||
|2134 | |2134 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|2.1 | |2.1 | ||
|Feagins Gap - Junction with [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] and [[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | |Feagins Gap - Junction with [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] and [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | ||
|2.3 | |2.3 | ||
|1920 | |1920 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2.7 | |2.7 | ||
|Junction with [[Sweet Gum Trail|Sweet Gum Trail]] and [[Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Sweet Gum Trail|Sweet Gum Trail]] and [[BMP Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]] | ||
|1.7 | |1.7 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3.0 | |3.0 | ||
|Junction with [[ | |Junction with [[BMP Firetower Trail|Firetower Trail]] and [[BMP Hemlock Trail|Hemlock Trail]] | ||
|1.4 | |1.4 | ||
|1894 | |1894 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3.3 | |3.3 | ||
|Junction with [[Towhee Trail|Towhee Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Towhee Trail|Towhee Trail]] | ||
|1.1 | |1.1 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3.6 | |3.6 | ||
|Junction with [[Big Oak Trail|Big Oak Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Big Oak Trail|Big Oak Trail]] | ||
|0.8 | |0.8 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3.7 | |3.7 | ||
|Junction with [[Fern Trail|Fern Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Fern Trail|Fern Trail]] | ||
|0.7 | |0.7 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3.8 | |3.8 | ||
|Junction with [[Azalea|Azalea Trail]] | |Junction with [[BMP Azalea Trail|Azalea Trail]] | ||
|0.6 | |0.6 | ||
|1860 | |1860 | ||
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|4.3 | |4.3 | ||
|Gate at [[Bays Mountain Road|Bays Mountain Road]] | |Gate at [[BMP Bays Mountain Road|Bays Mountain Road]] | ||
|0.1 | |0.1 | ||
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== Regulations == | == Regulations == | ||
Bikes Allowed. | Bikes Allowed. | ||
== Misc. Information == | |||
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== Maps == | |||
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Lake Road is shown as orange track, while Cherry Knobs is in green. | |||
<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"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lake_road-partial.kml | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Cherry_Knobs_Trail.kml | |||
(G) 36.506548,-82.631278 | |||
Crossroads with [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] and [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]. | |||
Trail/road continues East-North-East from here but not mapped yet | |||
(G) 36.503448,-82.628530,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail | |||
(G) 36.500972,-82.630974,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail | |||
(G) 36.497900,-82.627713 | |||
Ledbetter Gap | |||
Crossroads with [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] | |||
and [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] | |||
(G) 36.507088,-82.613540,BMP Pine Trail | |||
(G) 36.507613,-82.612658,BMP Bays Ridge Road | |||
[[Image:BMP_LakeRd-BaysRidgeRd sign.JPG|50px]] | |||
(G) 36.50946,-82.62131 | |||
Junction of [[BMP Lake Road|Lake Road]] and [[BMP Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]] | |||
(G) 36.50349,-82.61893, BMP Orchid Trail | |||
[[Image:BMP Orchid Trail sign.JPG|50px]] | |||
(D) 36.50513,-82.62953 | |||
Old quarry used for stone to create reservoir dam | |||
</googlemap> | |||
'''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. | |||
| | == Photos == | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] | |||