Old Homestead Trail - Revision history

Tim: update likely outdated warning

2023-04-16T22:24:34Z

update likely outdated warning

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:24, 16 April 2023
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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.
	'''~~THIS TRAIL IS CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF MANY BLOWDOWNS FROM THE JULY 2016 WINDSTORM~~'''		'''Trail is not regularly maintained, but usually passable unless a wind storm had recently happened.'''

	== How to get there ==		== How to get there ==

Tim: Text replacement - "http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/" to "https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/"

2023-01-07T16:12:49Z

Text replacement - "http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/" to "https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/"

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:12, 7 January 2023
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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. -->
	<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="650" gkml="~~http~~://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Homestead_Trail.kml>		<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="650" gkml="https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Homestead_Trail.kml>

	36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png		36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png

Vhasler at 10:33, 14 November 2016

2016-11-14T10:33:46Z

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	\| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}		\| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}
	\| Difficulty Rating = Medium		\| Difficulty Rating = Medium
	\| Hike Time = 1.5 Hours		\| Hike Time = 2.5 Hours
	\| Round Trip Distance = 2.3 Mi		\| Round Trip Distance = 2.3 Mi
	\| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi		\| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi
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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.~~		'''THIS TRAIL IS CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF MANY BLOWDOWNS FROM THE JULY 2016 WINDSTORM'''


	==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. No payment container was observed at the boat launch.

	Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season.		Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season.

Vhasler: /* How to get there */ updated with more details

2016-11-14T10:29:15Z

How to get there: updated with more details

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	<!-- 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 ~~249~~ for US-321 towards Elizabethton.		#Take I-26 south to Exit 24 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.		#At Hampton, turn left/east to stay on US-321.
			#Turn left/north on TN-67 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 ~~gravel~~ Sink Mountain Launch Road.		#After 1.8 miles, turn right/south on Sink Mountain Launch Road. No street sign, but a brown boat launch sign.
	#Proceed to the end of the ~~gravel~~ road to reach parking lot.		#Proceed to the end of the paved road to reach parking lot. Note: There a pair of deep potholes at the road's highpoint.

	== Route Description==		== Route Description==

Vhasler: /* Trail Overview */ Trail impassable

2016-11-14T00:50:21Z

Trail Overview: Trail impassable

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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.
			'''THIS TRAIL IS CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF MANY BLOWDOWNS FROM THE JULY 2016 WINDSTORM'''

	== How to get there ==		== How to get there ==

Vhasler at 01:48, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T01:48:35Z

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	\| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi		\| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi
	\| Trail Type = Loop		\| Trail Type = Loop
	\| Elevation Gain = ~~600~~ Ft		\| Elevation Gain = 550 Ft
	\| Elevation Loss =		\| Elevation Loss =
	\| High Point = ~~2600~~		\| High Point = 2550
	\| Parking coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578		\| Parking coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578
	\| Trailhead coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578		\| Trailhead coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578

Vhasler: /* Route Description */ Added table per Cherokee NF book reference

2016-10-24T01:46:29Z

Route Description: Added table per Cherokee NF book reference

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	Remember Leave No Trace and please do not disturb the homestead sites.		Remember Leave No Trace and please do not disturb the homestead sites.

			{\| class="wikitable" border="1"
			\|-
			!Miles
			!Elevation
			!Old Homestead Trail
			!Miles
			\|-
			\|0.0
			\|2000
			\|Trailhead at boat launch parking lot
			\|2.6
			\|-
			\|0.1
			\|
			\|Campsite beside lake
			\|2.5
			\|-
			\|0.15
			\|
			\|Fork in trail - head right along Dry Creek
			\|2.45
			\|-
			\|0.5
			\|
			\|Old homestead ruins
			\|2.1
			\|-
			\|0.7
			\|
			\|Old homestead ruins - proceed across open field
			\|1.9
			\|-
			\|1.4
			\|
			\|Reach gap, make sharp left uphill
			\|1.2
			\|-
			\|1.7
			\|
			\|Reach summit with lake views
			\|0.9
			\|-
			\|1.9
			\|
			\|Begin steep descent along ridgeline
			\|0.7
			\|-
			\|2.4
			\|
			\|Cross creek
			\|0.2
			\|-
			\|2.4
			\|
			\|Back at fork
			\|2.45
			\|-
			\|2.6
			\|
			\|Back at parking lot
			\|0.0
			\|}

	== Typical Conditions ==		== Typical Conditions ==

Vhasler: /* Fees, Permits, etc. */ Updated per USFS website

2016-10-24T01:24:51Z

Fees, Permits, etc.: Updated per USFS website

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	==Fees, Permits, etc. ==		==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
	<!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.-->		<!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.-->
	Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500. ~~No fee to hike the trail, but state fishing regulations apply to Watauga Lake.~~		Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500.

	Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season.		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.

	== After the Hike ==		== After the Hike ==

Vhasler: A few edits

2016-10-23T22:43:31Z

A few edits

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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. -->
	Travel through time while hiking through remnants of the past. Starting from the Sink Mountain Boat Launch parking area, this hike ~~offs~~ 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 ==
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	== After the Hike ==		== After the Hike ==
	<!-- Other things to check out while you're in the area. Restaurants, attractions, monuments, etc... -->		<!-- Other things to check out while you're in the area. Restaurants, attractions, monuments, etc... -->
			Along US-231 is Shook Branch Recreation Area which offers swimming in the lake during the summer.

	== Misc. Information ==		== Misc. Information ==
	<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? -->		<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? -->


	== 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. -->
	<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="~~600~~" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Homestead_Trail.kml>		<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="650" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Homestead_Trail.kml>

	36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png		36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png

Vhasler: New trail page creation

2016-10-23T22:39:23Z

New trail page creation

New page

{{Infobox Trail
| Image Name = placeholder.jpg
| Park = Cherokee National Forest
| City = Butler
| State = Tennessee
| Trail Number = USFS Trail #603
| Marking = Blue Blaze
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}
| Difficulty Rating = Medium
| Hike Time = 1.5 Hours
| Round Trip Distance = 2.3 Mi
| Trail Distance = 2.3 Mi
| Trail Type = Loop
| Elevation Gain = 600 Ft
| Elevation Loss =
| High Point = 2600
| Parking coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578
| Trailhead coords = 36.35875,-81.9723578
| Medical = Elizabethton
}}{{Trail page needs
| Hide needs = True
| KML = True
| Updated KML =
| Detail route description = True
| Photos =
| Winter photos = True
| Remove prefix =
| Update infobox = True
| Infobox data update = True
| Trail pins =
| Other =
| Comment = Group into Rogers Creek Recreation Area(?)
| Date reviewed = 10/17/2016
}}
== Trail Overview ==

Travel through time while hiking through remnants of the past. Starting from the Sink Mountain Boat Launch parking area, this hike offs a glimpse of early settlement as the path winds through old stone fences and home sites.

== How to get there ==

From Kingsport, TN:
#Take I-26 south to Exit 249 for US-321 towards Elizabethton.
#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.
#After 1.8 miles, turn right/south on gravel Sink Mountain Launch Road.
#Proceed to the end of the gravel road to reach parking lot.

== Route Description==

From parking, follow trail to fork. To left will begin steady, sometimes steep ascent of Curtis Mountain to loop around and return on gentle grade through old homestead sites. For more gentle ascent, proceed right, but then steep descent.

Remember Leave No Trace and please do not disturb the homestead sites.

== Typical Conditions ==

Trail is not regularly maintained, but usually passible.

==Fees, Permits, etc. ==

Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500. No fee to hike the trail, but state fishing regulations apply to Watauga Lake.

Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season.

== After the Hike ==


== Misc. Information ==


== Maps ==

<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="600" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Old_Homestead_Trail.kml>

36.35875,-81.9723578~Trailhead~~MarkerT.png
</display_map>

== Photos ==
<gallery>

Image:placeholder.jpg|To Come

</gallery>


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