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| Trail Features = Things you get to see (Waterfalls, open views, caves, rivers, etc.)
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| Hike Time = Typical time from leaving car to returning to do just this trail, thus includes any time on access trails and return trips
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| Park = Bays Mountain Park
| City = Kingsport
| State = Tennessee
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| Difficulty Rating = Medium
| Hike Time = 2.5 Hours
| Round Trip Distance = 4.4 Mi
| Trail Distance = 4.4 Mi
| Trail Type = Loop
| Elevation Gain = 662 Ft
| Elevation Loss = -766 Ft
| High Point = 2,190 Ft
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| Trailhead coords = 36.506455,-82.631279
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
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== Regulations ==
== Regulations ==
Bikes Allowed.
Bikes Allowed.
== Misc. Information ==
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== Maps ==
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Lake Road is shown as orange track, while Cherry Knobs is in green.
<display_map center="36.503255,-82.622509" type="terrain" zoom="14" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Lake_Road.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Cherry_Knobs_Trail.kml">
36.506548,-82.631278~Crossroads~[[Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] and [[River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]]~MarkerT.png
36.503448,-82.628530~[[Cherry Knobs Trail]]~ ~MarkerT.png
36.500972,-82.630974~[[Cherry Knobs Trail]]~ ~MarkerT.png
36.497900,-82.627713~Ledbetter Gap~[[Image:BMP_Ledbetter_Gap_sign.JPG|150px]]<br>Crossroads with [[Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]]~MarkerT.png
36.507088,-82.613540~[[Pine Trail]]~ ~MarkerT.png
36.507613,-82.612658~[[Bays Ridge Road]]~[[Image:BMP_LakeRd-BaysRidgeRd sign.JPG|50px]]~MarkerT.png
36.50946,-82.62131~Junction with [[Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]]~ ~MarkerT.png
36.50349,-82.61893~[[Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]]~[[Image:BMP Orchid Trail sign.JPG|50px]]~MarkerT.png
36.50513,-82.62953~Old quarry used for stone to create reservoir dam~ ~MarkerD.png
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'''NOTE''': The trail on the map above does not include the trail from the junction with River Mountain Road towards its termination point near the Lakeside Trail.
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Kingsport]] [[Category:Bays Mountain Park]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]]  [[Category:Biking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]

Revision as of 10:52, 3 November 2019

Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)

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Trail Number Optional - Typically a Forest Service Trail #
Trail System Optional - Is it part of some larger network? (e.g. AT, OMVT, Warriors Path Bike Trails, etc.)
Park [[Park::Optional - should be name of a park without [[ ]] that has a page]]
Land Owner Optional - Expected to typically be name of city, state, or national forest (e.g. Kingsport, Cherokee National Forest, or Tennessee)
Wilderness Area Optional - Name of wilderness area if it applies
Located Nearest city
Trail Marking Only mention color unless shape is relevant
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail


Things you can do on the trail (ATV, dog free, horse, camp, etc.)

FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail


Things you get to see (Waterfalls, open views, caves, rivers, etc.)

Difficulty Rating Easy / Medium / Hard
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail. Typical time from leaving car to returning to do just this trail, thus includes any time on access trails and return trips"Typical time from leaving car to returning to do just this trail, thus includes any time on access trails and return trips" is not a number. round trip
Distance: The strict length of the trail ignoring any repeated sections for obsessive unique trail counters (Default Miles, but accepts Ft, Meters, and km)"The strict length of the trail ignoring any repeated sections for obsessive unique trail counters (Default Miles, but accepts Ft, Meters, and km)" is not a number. trailStrict non-repeating trail length / Typical/shortest trip distance to get from parking to do the trail and back (Default Miles, but accepts Ft, Meters, and km)"Typical/shortest trip distance to get from parking to do the trail and back (Default Miles, but accepts Ft, Meters, and km)" is not a number. round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type Loop / In-and-Out / Segment (Choose one of the three)
Low / High Point Optional - As it is, the lowest elevation of the trail (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)"Optional - As it is, the lowest elevation of the trail (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)" is not a number. / The highest elevation along the trail (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)"The highest elevation along the trail (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)" is not a number.
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent. The amount of typical ascent in a round trip (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)"The amount of typical ascent in a round trip (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)" is not a number. / (The amount of typical descent in a round trip (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)"The amount of typical descent in a round trip (Default Feet but accepts Yards, Meters, km)" is not a number.) – The direction chosen for gain/loss reference
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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Another restricted access road for nice group hikes through the reservoir valley.

How to get there

This trail provides access to several of the other interior trails of the park.

Route Description

Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservoir ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Fairly level, except between Feagins and Ledbetter Gaps when it ascends 200 ft. Serving as a main artery to access the interior trails it has trail connections to Bays Ridge Road, Pine Trail, Lakeside Trail, Front Hollow Road, Cherry Knobs Trail, Bays Ridge Road, River Mountain Road, Back Hollow Road, Chinquapin Trail, Sweet Gum Trail, Fire Tower Trail, Hemlock Trail, Towhee Trail, Big Oak Trail, Azalea, and Chestnut Trail

Below table is clockwise starting at the dam.

Miles Lake Road Miles Elevation (ft)
0.0 Far end of dam from parking lot 4.4 1835
0.1 Junction with Pine Trail 4.3
0.3 Floating bridge for Lakeside Trail 4.1
0.5 Junction with Orchid Trail at Ecology Pond 3.9 1847
1.1 Ledbetter Gap - Junction with Bays Ridge Road and Front Hollow Road 3.3 1920
1.4 Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading west 3.0 2100
1.7 Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading east 2.7 2134
1.9 Rock quarry 2.5
2.1 Feagins Gap - Junction with River Mountain Road and Back Hollow Road 2.3 1920
2.7 Junction with Sweet Gum Trail and Chinquapin Trail 1.7
3.0 Junction with Fire Tower Trail and Hemlock Trail 1.4 1894
3.3 Junction with Towhee Trail 1.1
3.6 Junction with Big Oak Trail 0.8
3.7 Junction with Fern Trail 0.7
3.8 Junction with Azalea Trail 0.6 1860
4.0 Picnic shelters 0.4
4.3 Gate at Bays Mountain Road 0.1
4.4 At Entrance Road across from dam 0.0 1835

Typical Conditions

Being another one of the restricted access roads it tends to be fairly flat and wide. In wetter months the tracks can be rutted and muddy.

Regulations

Bikes Allowed.

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