Chinquapin Trail

Trail Name Chinquapin Trail Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 1.01 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 1.851.85 mi <br />2.977 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 124124 Feet <br />37.795 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 19931,993 Feet <br />664.333 Yards <br />607.466 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Kingsport, 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":36.49486999999999881083567743189632892608642578125,"lon":-82.6051700000000010959411156363785266876220703125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club. Good for an easier ride or hike through hardwood forest dotted with hemlocks.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, take Lake Road around to UNmarked trailhead or jump on Big Oak for short distance for other trailhead.

Route Description

The path meaders through the forest with planned switchbacks and bridge crossing.

Miles	Chinquapin Trail	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road	1.85
0.7	Junction with Firetower Trail	1.15
1.85	Trailhead at Big Oak Trail	0.0

Typical Conditions

Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes. Some rocks located at key spots. Several wood bridges constructed by BSA Troop 51.

Maps

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(G) 36.51452,-82.60601 Trailhead at Big Oak (G) 36.51276,-82.61764 Junction with Firetower Trail (G) 36.50951,-82.62137 Trailhead at Lake Road (L) 36.51527,-82.60722 Trail bridge by Troop 51 (L) 36.51268,-82.61879 Trail bridge by Troop 51 (L) 36.51067,-82.62083

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Photos

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  BSA Built Bridge

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  BSA Built Bridge