Edit Trail: Beartree Gap Trail

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Page Layout Templates and special editing tips

This is the desired page structure. Unused portions can be simply omitted/deleted. Desire to begin with a large map of the trail ({{Trail Map}}), then table of contents (__TOC__), then onto the page content.

{{Trail Map}}

__TOC__

==Trail Overview==

==How To Get There==

==Route Description==

==Typical Conditions==

==Fees, Permits, etc.==

==After the Hike==

==Miscellaneous Information==

==Gallery==
{{Park trail gallery|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}

Useful templates in text sections
Name	Template code to insert	Description
Trail Map	`{{Trail Map}}` or `{{Trail Map \|Other Trails=<optional> \|Zoom Cancel=<optional, any entry to envoke>}}`	Returns a large topo map showing the trailhead and parking location. Replace <optional> with comma separated trails on this website. For the current trail page and any specified 'Other Trails' it will also show any map markers and KML file from the trail page. When displaying, if a KML file is found with the name of the trail page, it will provide a link under the map to download the kml file or to upload a replacement. If not found, it provides a link to upload a KML file. The Zoom Cancel command can be used if there are added map markers much beyond the uploaded KML, as default behavior is to zoom in on the KML.
Park trail gallery	`{{Park trail gallery\|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}`	Returns a photo gallery of the images associated with a specified trail. This same template can be used for Parks simply by replacing Trail with Park. Images need to be tagged to enable the template to find them and show them.

Simple Tables are available to easily add tables to your page. This allows more "logical" and compact addition of simple tables to the page. You can also type out a table in a spreadsheet and save the content as a comma delimited or tab delimited file and paste it between the table commands. Tab delimited is useful if you want to use commas in the text. Excel's "Save as..." includes an option to save as either tab or comma delimited text files. After saving it, open the created text file, then paste the contents between the tab open and close commands. See the link for details but most usage is likely as follows (omit "sep=comma" if the data is tab delimited):

Example simple table usage

Wiki table code

How it would be shown

<tab class=wikitable sep=comma head=top>
Head 1,Head 2,Head 3
Field 4,Field 5,Field 6
Field 7,Field 8,Field 9
</tab>

Head 1	Head 2	Head 3
Field 4	Field 5	Field 6
Field 7	Field 8	Field 9

Free text:

{{Trail Map}} __TOC__ == Trail Overview == Connector trail between AT and [[Iron Mountain Trail - North]]. == How to get there ==  From Kingsport, TN #North on I-81 into Virginia. #Take Exit 19 (Abingdon) and turn right/east onto US-58. #Go 12 miles to Damascus. #Continue through town on US-58 and travel another 7 miles to the campground entrance on the left. #Free parking on right in the fisherman’s lot. == Route Description== [[File:Beartree gap trail profile.png|thumb|right]] Beartree Gap Trail is Forest Service Trail # 4551. Two different blazes reported as purple (rectangles?) – or yellow diamonds. {| class="wikitable" border=1" |- !Distance from IMT (mi) !Distance from AT (mi) !Elevation (ft) !Feature |---- |0.0 |3.2 |3570 |[[Iron Mountain Trail - North]] at Shaw's Gap |---- |0.1 |3.1 |3560 |Shaw Gap Trail - 1.01 mile to Beartree Rec. camping area |---- |1.6 |1.6 |3225 |Intersect Yancy Trail – 0.26 mile spur to Beartree Gap Road |---- |2.4 |0.8 |2970 |Cross Beartree Campground Road/FS Road 837 |---- |2.6 |0.6 |3040 |Fisherman’s parking lot |---- |2.8 |0.4 |3000 |Cross dam for Beartree Dam |---- |3.0 |0.2 |3050 |Cross Highway US-58 |---- |0.0 |3.2 |3025 |Appalachian Trail |} The [http://mratc.pbworks.com/w/page/8862374/FrontPage Mt. Rogers AT Club] suggests that Beartree Gap Trail could part of a 25 mile loop hike on the Appalachian Trail, Iron Mountain Trail, and Feathercamp Ridge Trail. Another proposed 11.2 mile loop hike involving this trail would be to start at Fisherman's parking lot, take this Beartree Gap Trail across US58 to the AT (~0.5 mi), southbound towards Saunders Shelter to [[Virginia Creeper Trail]] (4.1 mi), left/westbound on VCT through Taylors Valley to rejoin the AT (4.2 mi), southbound to Beartree Gap Trail (1.2), and back to the parking lot. Suggested that it could be done in six hours. ==Fees, Permits, etc. ==  Park for free at front lot (outside gate). Main gate is open 7 AM-10 PM during April 15 through October 31 with $5 day use fee per vehicle. == Misc. Information ==  [http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=73579&actid=50 Beartree Recreation Area website] == Photos == {{Park trail gallery|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}

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