Fire Tower Trail: Difference between revisions

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Trail Name	Fire Tower Trail
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	0.70.7 mi <br />1.127 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	860860 Feet <br />262.128 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	24052,405 Feet <br />801.667 Yards <br />733.044 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical	Kingsport, TN
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Second most popular trail (after Lakeside Trail) up to the Garden Mountain/Kingsport firetower for view across Holston Defense, west end of Kingsport, and into Virginia.

How to get there

Take Lakeside Trail clockwise around the reservior or Lake Road counterclockwise. The lower trailhead in on Lake Road.

Alternatively, the upper trailhead at the firetower is reached on River Mountain Road from either the antennas or Fegins Gap.

Route Description

The trail heads up Holston River Mountain side of the park to reach the firetower. Although no blazes, the path is well worn, thus apparent.

Miles Up	Firetower Trail	Miles Down
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road	0.7
0.1	Junction with Chinquapin Trail	0.6
0.7	Trailhead at River Mountain Road at firetower	0.0

For those starting from the BMP parking lot, it is roughly 2 miles taking 60 minutes to reach firetower. Return trip down is faster.

Typical Conditions

Well worn dirt trail with few blowdowns. Please do not cut through the switchbacks.

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Misc. Information

The 60' firetower was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1937.

Maps

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