Bays Ridge Road: Difference between revisions

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Trail Name	Bays Ridge Road
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	0.750.75 Hours <br />0.0469 Days <br />45 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	1.41.4 mi <br />2.253 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	"" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	"" is not a number.
Nearest Medical	Kingsport, TN
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Park road along the SW edge of the park. High views across the valley and to Appalachian Mountains.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto Lake Road for a few stop and then left again on Bays Ridge Road. Follows the ridgeline until Bays Ridge Trail splits off, and then it heads down to Ledbetter Gap.

Route Description

1.4 mile from Lake Road by dam to up, down, and rejoining Lake Road at Ledbetter Gap.

Miles	Bays Ridge Road	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road near reservoir dam	1.4
0.1	Junction with Pine Trail which heads downhill to the north	1.3
0.6	Junction with Orchid Trail which heads downhill to the north	0.8
0.9	Junction with Bays Ridge Trail continues to SW along ridge line while Bays Ridge Road heads downhill	0.5
1.6	Ledbetter Gap - Junction also with Lake Road and Front Hollow Road	0.0

Typical Conditions

Severely washed out road on steep slopes, and natural gravel on top. Water will be flowing down thru the rut.

Misc. Information

Not shown on the park map, but Jones Road may continue down Bays Ridge to Reservoir Road.

Maps

(G) 36.49603,-82.63158 Trailhead at Lake Road by reservoir dam (G) 36.49210,-82.63372 Trailhead at Ledbetter Gap </googlemap>

The following elevation profile travels from near reservior dam up and down to Ledbetter Gap.

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-.4 mile from Lake Road by dam to up, down, and rejoining Lake Road at Ledbetter Gap, but very steep connecting road.  There is a split in the middle which rejoins.
+.4 mile from Lake Road by dam to up, down, and rejoining Lake Road at Ledbetter Gap.
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+|0.1
-|Trailhead at [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]]
+|Junction with [[BMP Pine Trail|Pine Trail]] which heads downhill to the north
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+|Junction with [[BMP Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]] which heads downhill to the north
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+|Junction with [[BMP Bays Ridge Trail|Bays Ridge Trail]] continues to SW along ridge line while Bays Ridge Road heads downhill
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+|1.6
+|Ledbetter Gap - Junction also with Lake Road and [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]]
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