Lakeside Trail

Trail Name Lakeside Trail Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 1.51.5 Hours <br />0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 2.42.4 mi <br />3.862 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation ~250"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 21602,160 Feet <br />720 Yards <br />658.368 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":36.50802999999999798319549881853163242340087890625,"lon":-82.61254999999999881765688769519329071044921875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Very popular hiking loop trail around the reservoir. It connects with many other park trails, thus a common starting point. Officially takes 90 minutes on maintained path with moderate climbs and drops. A few benches are scattered along the trail. Points of interest include floating bridge, beaver activity (dams, lodges, and down/gnawed trees), lillypad pond, and the wolves and other animal habitats. Note red dirt from maroon shale in places.

Route Description

Miles	Lakeside Trail	Miles
0.0	Dam, end nearest Nature Center	2.4
0.1	Dam, far end	2.3
0.2	Pine Trail junction	2.2
0.4	Floating Bridge	2.0
0.5	Cherry Knobs Trail junction	1.9
1.1	Beaver Pond Bridge/ Sweet Gum Trail junction	1.3
1.6	Hemlock Tr./ (Firetower Trail) junction	0.8
1.7	Holly Trail/ Towhee Trail junction	0.7
1.8	Holly Trail junction	0.6
2.1	Fern Trail junction	0.3
2.3	Water Fowl Aviary/ Laurel Trail junction	0.1
2.4	Nature Center	0.0

Maps

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Photos

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