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                    | Trail No. = *
                    | City = Mountain City
                    | State = Tennessee
                    | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}{{Waterfall}}
                    | Season = *
                    | Difficulty Rating = Medium
                    | Hike Time = 3-4
                    | Distance = 5
                    | Elevation Gain = 300-400
                    | High Point = *
                    | Latitude = 36.542606
                    | Longitude = -81.734673
                    | Medical = Mountain City
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36.542606,-81.734673,Trailhead for Gentry Creek Falls
36.5677, -81.70575,Gentry Creek Falls
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== Trail Overview ==
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Hike with 13-14 water crossings to double drop waterfall.
 
== How to get there ==
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From Kingsport, TN:
#Take I-81 north to Exit 19 for US-58 towards Damascus.
#Continue through Damascus.
#Take right (south) when VA-91 and US-58 split.
#Proceed back into Tennessee to Laurel Bloomery.
 
From Mountain City, TN:
#Proceed north on TN 91 for 7.7 miles to Laurel Bloomery.
 
Then for both routes:
#Turn at the A-Z Market onto Gentry Creek Road (sign to Pleasant Home Church) and proceed 0.8 miles.
#Make right turn onto Star Gap Road.
#Then quickly left again ton continue on Gentry Creek Road, which become gravel after 1.1 miles.
#Continue on rough gravel road for 1.4 miles and park at road end.
Point of information is that the first cul-de-sac parking lot reached on the gravel road is for [[Rogers Ridge Horse Trail]]. Veer to the right to continue back to the dead end cul-de-sac with a trail marker for Gentry Creek Falls.
 
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== Typical Conditions ==
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Trail is not regularly maintained, but usually passible. Difficulty of creek crossings depends on season and whether recent rains. Lots of mosquitos during summer.
 
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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== After the Hike ==
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Stop in Damascus for ice cream
 
== Misc. Information ==
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Gentry's Falls are named after Joseph Gentry, who farmed 800 acres in the area startng around 1796. 
 
== Maps ==
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== Photos ==
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Image:GentryCreek20070811-01.jpg|Gentry Creek August 2007
Image:GentryCreek20070811-02.jpg|Gentry Creek Waterfalls - August 2007
Image:GentryCreek20070811-03.jpg|Bridge crossing on Gentry Creek - Aug 2007
 
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Waterfalls]]

Revision as of 13:18, 19 May 2011

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