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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 = Lakeside_Trail_-_Bays_Mountain_Dam.jpg | |||
|City=Kingsport | | City = Kingsport | ||
| | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}} | |||
|Trail Use= | | Difficulty Rating = Easy | ||
| Hike Time = 1.5 | |||
|Difficulty Rating= | | Distance = 2.4 | ||
|Hike Time=1.5 | | Elevation Gain = 93 | ||
| | | High Point = 1923 | ||
| | | Latitude = 36.50803 | ||
| Longitude = -82.61255 | |||
|High Point= | | Medical = Kingsport, TN | ||
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| | <googlemap lat="36.50803" lon="-82.61255" zoom="10" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | ||
| | 36.50803,-82.61255,Lakeside Trail | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
<!-- 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. --> | <!-- 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 at [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Very popular hiking loop trail around the reservoir. It connects with many other park trails, thus a common starting point. Officially takes 90 minutes on maintained path with moderate climbs and drops. A few benches are scattered along the trail. Points of interest include floating bridge, beaver activity (dams, lodges, and down/gnawed trees), | Located at [[Bays Mountain Park]]. Very popular hiking loop trail around the reservoir. It connects with many other park trails, thus a common starting point. Officially takes 90 minutes on maintained path with moderate climbs and drops. A few benches are scattered along the trail. Points of interest include floating bridge, beaver activity (dams, lodges, and down/gnawed trees), lillypad pond, and the wolves and other animal habitats. Note red dirt from maroon shale in places. | ||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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|Cherry Knobs junction | |Cherry Knobs Trail junction | ||
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|Hemlock Tr./ ( | |Hemlock Tr./ (Firetower Trail) junction | ||
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The park does an excellent job keeping this most popular trail open. The path is heavily used, but sometime covered with mulch. | The park does an excellent job keeping this most popular trail open. The path is heavily used, but sometime covered with mulch. | ||
== | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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$3 fee to enter the park. | |||
<br>Dogs are not allowed around the animal habitats, thus may have to skirt using Lake Road. | <br>Dogs are not allowed around the animal habitats, thus may have to skirt using Lake Road. | ||
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== Maps == | |||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.50903" lon="-82.61255" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="715" height="350" scale="yes" controls="large" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lakeside_trail.kml | |||
(G) 36.508894,-82.611436 | |||
Beginning of dam bridge | |||
(L) 36.50508,-82.61732 | |||
Floating bridge | |||
[[Image:BMP Lakeside Trail floating bridge.JPG|150px]] | |||
</googlemap> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | |||
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Image:Lakeside_Trailhead_from_Dam.jpg | |||
Image:Lakeside_trail_-_evergreen_grove.jpg | |||
Image:Lakeside_Trail_-_former_avery_area.jpg | |||
Image:Lakeside_Trail_-_Bays_Mountain_Dam.jpg | |||
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</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Easy]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] | |||