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{{Trail | {{Trail | ||
|Banner Image=File:View from White House Cliffs1.JPG | |Banner Image=File:View from White House Cliffs1.JPG | ||
|Park=Rocky Fork State Park | |Park=Rocky Fork State Park | ||
|City=Erwin | |City=Erwin | ||
|Trail Marking= | |Trail Marking=Pink survey | ||
|Trail Use=Hiking | |Trail Use=Hiking | ||
|Trail Features=Vistas, Mountains | |Trail Features=Vistas, Mountains | ||
|Difficulty Rating=Medium | |Difficulty Rating=Medium | ||
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== 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 I-26 Tennessee Exit | From I-26 in Tennessee at Exit 46: | ||
# | #From the Exit 46 Welcome Center follow the access road back under the interstate about 0.2 miles to its end into Clear Branch Road (street sign is often missing). | ||
#If heading east on I-26 and not wishing to stop at the Welcome Center, simply turn right off the Exit 46 ramp and follow the access road a few hundred yards down to Clear Branch Rd. (west-bound traffic will turn left from the exit ramp onto the welcome ctr. access road) | |||
#Turn right onto Clear Branch and head down thru the tiny community of Clear Branch, past the Clear Branch Church, and down the steep grade to the stop sign - about 0.8 mile. | |||
#Turn left onto TN-352 (old US 23 - usually no sign here either) and go about 2.5 miles to Rocky Fork Road on your right. | |||
#Follow RF Rd. about 0.8 mile up to the parking area at the blue gate on your left. The stream along Rocky Fork Road is very scenic, with lots of cascades, deep pools and giant boulders. Great trout fishing too. | |||
#Park in the new large gravel parking area. The Whitehouse Cliffs Trail starts by the campfire area. | |||
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#Turn left onto TN-352 and go about 2.5 miles to Rocky Fork Road on your right. | |||
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== 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? --> | ||
Located at the Main Parking Lot near Campfire Interpretation Area. New Whitehouse Cliffs Trail route is completely new | Located at the Main Parking Lot near Campfire Interpretation Area. New Whitehouse Cliffs Trail route is completely new and is the REQUIRED, marked route to reach Whitehouse Cliffs Knob overlook.<br> | ||
'''Old Whitehouse Cliffs Trailhead and Trail'''<br> | '''Old Whitehouse Cliffs Trailhead and Trail'''<br> | ||
Route is CLOSED TO PUBLIC (located off of Rocky Fork Trail). Staff is letting nature/forest reclaim for Ecological Restoration. | Route is CLOSED TO PUBLIC (located off of Rocky Fork Trail). Staff is letting nature/forest reclaim it for Ecological Restoration. | ||
==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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== After the Hike == | == After the Hike == | ||
<!-- Anywhere interesting to stop by since you're in the area!! --> | <!-- Anywhere interesting to stop by since you're in the area!! --> | ||
The welcome center | The welcome center provides restroom facilities and vending machines. | ||
== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == |