Bays Ridge Road: Difference between revisions

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Trail Name	Bays Ridge Road
Park	Bays Mountain Park
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	Junction Signs
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	45 Min0.75 Hours <br />0.0469 Days <br />
Distance, round-trip	1.4 Mi2.253 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	571 Ft174.041 Meters <br /> / -394 Ft-120.091 Meters <br />
High Point	2,327 Ft775.667 Yards <br />709.27 Meters <br />
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	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road near reservoir dam	1.4	1835
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	2156
0.9	Junction with Bays Ridge Trail continues to SW along ridge line while Bays Ridge Road heads downhill	0.5	2285
1.6	Ledbetter Gap - Junction also with Lake Road and Front Hollow Road	0.0	1920

Typical Conditions

Mostly a gravel road, but severely washed out on steep slopes (needs water bars installed to get the runoff away from the road bed).
The road can be ridden by mountain bike along the ridge crest. The section down to Ledbetter Gap will require some dismounting and walking around the worst ruts.

Misc. Information

During the section closest to the dam, the road passes between two parallel ridges of sandstone.

Maps

On the following contour map, the dark brick red path is Bays Ridge Road. Orange is Lake Road. Red is Pine Trail. Purple is Orchid Trail. Yellow is Front Hollow Road.

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

Photos

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-                     | City = Kingsport
+ | Park = Bays Mountain Park
-                     | State = Tennessee
+ | City = Kingsport
-                     | Marking = Junction Signs
+ | State = Tennessee
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-                     | Difficulty Rating = Medium
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-                     | Hike Time = 0.75
+ | Difficulty Rating = Medium
-                     | Distance = 1.4
+ | Hike Time = 45 Min
-                     | Elevation Gain = 450
+ | Distance = 1.4 Mi
-                     | High Point = 2246
+ | Elevation Gain = 571 Ft
-                     | Latitude = 36.49487
+ | Elevation Loss = -394 Ft
-                     | Longitude = -82.60517
+ | High Point = 2,327 Ft
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