Chimney Rocks Trail: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:54, 15 January 2012


File:Placeholder.jpg

Trail Name	Chimney Rocks Trail
Nearest City	Greeneville
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	22 Hours <br />0.125 Days <br />120 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	2.42.4 mi <br />3.862 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	1,4001,400 Feet <br />426.72 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	~2,600"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Nearest Medical	Greeneville, TN
Trip Reports	Click Here

Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":35.93610799688337209545352379791438579559326171875,"lon":-82.91189656026602960992022417485713958740234375,"icon":""}]}
Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Steep climb for overlook views of French Broad River at Weaver’s Bend.

How to get there

From Greeneville:

Head south on TN-70 (Asheville Highway) for 9 miles.
Turn right/west on TN-107 for 8.5 miles.
Turn left/south on unpaved Brushy Creek Road. Warning: a narrow, winding, one lane road.
Turn left/east on unpaved Weaver’s Bend Road.
Travel one mile on this narrow dirt road to a large parking lot. Do not cross the railroad tracks.
Find trailhead sign nearby to Chimney Rocks.

Route Description

The trail to Chimney Rocks begins a gate next to the railroad tracks. The path is on an old road up the ridge. The trail does have some switchbacks, but is steep climb. Along the way, enjoy the views of the French Broad River. At the top, it intersects the Paint Mountain Trail which heads off right for 9.5 miles towards the campground or left down to Brushy Creek Road.

A 7-mile loop hike can be enjoyed by combining this Chimney Rocks Trail with the western end of Paint Mountain Trail and Brushy Creek Road. Favored direction appears to be up the Paint Mtn Trail and down Chimney Rocks Trail to have the views of Weaver's Bend in front of you.

Typical Conditions

Wide path also used by horses. More views are available in winter with less leaves on the trees, but recommend early spring.

Fees, Permits, etc.

After the Hike

Misc. Information

Chimney Rocks is Forest Service Trail #154.

Maps

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="35.94" lon="-82.911072" type="terrain" zoom="14" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/placeholder.kml

(G) 35.936874,-82.911072 Trailhead (D) 35.94065, -82.91052 Nice view (E) 35.9459352,-82.9118134 Chimney Rocks (G) 35.94158, -82.92487 Trailhead for Paint Mountain Trail </googlemap>

Photos

Placeholder.jpg

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-Good point. I hadn't tuhohgt about it quite that way. :)
+<!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template.  Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. -->
+{{Infobox Trail
+                     | Image Name = placeholder.jpg
+                     | City = Greeneville
+                     | State = Tennessee
+                     | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}}  {{Horses}}
+                     | Difficulty Rating = Medium
+                     | Hike Time = 2
+                     | Distance = 2.4
+                     | Elevation Gain = 1,400
+                     | High Point = ~2,600
+                     | Latitude = N35°56.212
+                     | Longitude = W082°54.664
+                     | Medical = Greeneville, TN
+<!-- DON'T EDIT THE GOOGLEMAP TAG -->
+                     | googlemap =
+<googlemap lat="35.936874" lon="-82.911072"  zoom="9" width="270" type="map" height="180" selector="no" controls="small">
+.936874,-82.911072,Chimney Rocks Trail
+</googlemap>
+}}
+<!-- End Infobox template table-->
+<!-- Start of Main Page -->
+== Trail Overview ==
+<!-- Enter 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. -->
+Steep climb for overlook views of French Broad River at Weaver’s Bend.
+== How to get there ==
+<!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. -->
+From Greeneville:
+#Head south on TN-70 (Asheville Highway) for 9 miles.
+#Turn right/west on TN-107 for 8.5 miles.
+#Turn left/south on unpaved Brushy Creek Road.  Warning:  a narrow, winding, one lane road.
+#Turn left/east on unpaved Weaver’s Bend Road.
+#Travel one mile on this narrow dirt road to a large parking lot.  Do not cross the railroad tracks.
+#Find trailhead sign nearby to Chimney Rocks.
+== Route Description==
+<!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? -->
+The trail to Chimney Rocks begins a gate next to the railroad tracks. The path is on an old road up the ridge. The trail does have some switchbacks, but is steep climb. Along the way, enjoy the views of the French Broad River.  At the top, it intersects the [[Paint Mountain Trail]] which heads off right for 9.5 miles towards the campground or left down to Brushy Creek Road.
+A 7-mile loop hike can be enjoyed by combining this Chimney Rocks Trail with the western end of [[Paint Mountain Trail]] and Brushy Creek Road.  Favored direction appears to be up the Paint Mtn Trail and down Chimney Rocks Trail to have the views of Weaver's Bend in front of you.
+== Typical Conditions ==
+<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees?  -->
+Wide path also used by horses.  More views are available in winter with less leaves on the trees, but recommend early spring.
+==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
+<!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.-->
+== After the Hike ==
+<!-- Anywhere interesting to stop by since you're in the area!! -->
+== Misc. Information ==
+<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? -->
+Chimney Rocks is Forest Service Trail #154.
+== Maps ==
+<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. -->
+<googlemap version="0.9" lat="35.94" lon="-82.911072" type="terrain" zoom="14" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
+http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/placeholder.kml
+(G) 35.936874,-82.911072
+Trailhead
+(D) 35.94065, -82.91052
+Nice view
+(E) 35.9459352,-82.9118134
+Chimney Rocks
+(G) 35.94158, -82.92487
+Trailhead for [[Paint Mountain Trail]]
+</googlemap>
+== Photos ==
+<gallery>
+<!-- Place any pictures from this trail below.  Add a picture by typing Image:imagename.extension  -->
+Image:placeholder.jpg
+<!-- Do not remove the end gallery code.-->
+</gallery>
+<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. Please keep the State category. To make a new category just type [[Category:mycategory]].  Keep in mind categories are case sensitive. -->
+[[Category: Tennessee]]  [[Category: Overlook]]  [[Category:Medium]]  [[Category:Dog Friendly]]  [[Category:Horse Riding]]