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| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}} | ||
| Difficulty Rating = Medium | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = | | Hike Time = 1.5 Hours | ||
| Round Trip Distance = 2.3 Mi | | Round Trip Distance = 2.3 Mi | ||
| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi | | Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi | ||
| Trail Type = Loop | | Trail Type = Loop | ||
| Elevation Gain = | | Elevation Gain = 600 Ft | ||
| Elevation Loss = | | Elevation Loss = | ||
| High Point = | | High Point = 2600 | ||
| Parking coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578 | | Parking coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578 | ||
| Trailhead coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578 | | Trailhead coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578 | ||
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<!-- 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. --> | ||
Travel through time while hiking through remnants of the past. Starting from the Sink Mountain Boat Launch parking area, this hike offers a glimpse of early settlement as the path winds through old stone fences and home sites. | Travel through time while hiking through remnants of the past. Starting from the Sink Mountain Boat Launch parking area, this hike offers a glimpse of early settlement as the path winds through old stone fences and home sites. | ||
== How to get there == | == 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 Kingsport, TN: | From Kingsport, TN: | ||
#Take I-26 south to Exit | #Take I-26 south to Exit 249 for US-321 towards Elizabethton. | ||
#Turn right/south on US-19E/231 to Hampton. | #Turn right/south on US-19E/231 to Hampton. | ||
# | #Turn left/east on US-321 and proceed through Butler. | ||
#Turn right/east on TN-167/Doe Creek Road. | #Turn right/east on TN-167/Doe Creek Road. | ||
#After 1.8 miles, turn right/south on Sink Mountain Launch Road | #After 1.8 miles, turn right/south on gravel Sink Mountain Launch Road. | ||
#Proceed to the end of the | #Proceed to the end of the gravel road to reach parking lot. | ||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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== 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? --> | ||
Trail is not regularly maintained, but usually passible. | |||
==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500. | Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500. | ||
Boat ramp is open year round sunrise to sunset. USFS websites says there is a fee of $2 per vehicle per day or a Cherokee National Forest Pass for $30 per year. Also state fishing regulations apply to Watauga Lake | Boat ramp is open year round sunrise to sunset. USFS websites says there is a fee of $2 per vehicle per day or a Cherokee National Forest Pass for $30 per year. Also state fishing regulations apply to Watauga Lake. | ||
Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season. | Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season. | ||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. --> | <!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. --> | ||
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36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png | 36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png |