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{{Infobox Trail | |||
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| Image Name = Placeholder.gif | | Image Name = Placeholder.gif | ||
| City = Elk Park | | City = Elk Park | ||
| State = North Carolina | | State = North Carolina | ||
| Marking = Blue | |||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} | ||
| Difficulty Rating = Medium | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = | | Hike Time = 4 | ||
| Distance = | | Distance = 5.6 | ||
| Elevation Gain = * | | Elevation Gain = * | ||
| High Point = * | | High Point = * | ||
| Latitude = | | Latitude = 36.147167 | ||
| Longitude = | | Longitude = -81.983867 | ||
| Medical = Linville, NC | | Medical = Linville, NC | ||
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| KML = Yes | |||
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| Detail route description = Yes | |||
| Photos = Yes | |||
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| Trail pins = Yes | |||
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| Comment = Is it still a viable trail? | |||
| Date reviewed = 10/24/2015 | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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From Kingsport, TN: | |||
#Head south on I-26. | |||
#Take Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton. | |||
#Follow US-321 until it turns right at traffic light, then merges with US-19E heading south. | |||
#Continue into North Carolina and enter the town of Elk Park. | |||
#Turn right (south) at Winters or Maple Streets. | |||
#Continue onto Brooks Shell Road which is a loop. | |||
#Park in gravel lot at trailhead coordinates. | |||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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The blue blazed trail has a tough start staying between private properties and avoiding briars. It is more | |||
established and marked once it crosses the very small drainage for the second time. Primarily a horse trail which had signs of maintenance to secure the tread. Part of the trail has been bulldozed for unknown construction on a lower part of the ridge line. | |||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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== Fees, Permits, etc. == | == Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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No fees or restrictions. | |||
== After the Hike == | == After the Hike == | ||
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== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == | ||
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Conclusion is that there is an Elk Park Trail, but it is being lost to development around the trailhead and on the lower ridge. | |||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
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<display_map type="terrain" width="auto" height="600" gkml="https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Roan_Highlands_Elk_Park_Trail.kml"> | |||
36.147167, -81.983867~Trailhead~ ~MarkerA.png | |||
36.14072, -82.01273~Hump Bald~ ~MarkerE.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:12, 7 January 2023
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Trail Overview[edit]
Shorter access to the views up at the Humps.
How to get there[edit]
From Kingsport, TN:
- Head south on I-26.
- Take Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton.
- Follow US-321 until it turns right at traffic light, then merges with US-19E heading south.
- Continue into North Carolina and enter the town of Elk Park.
- Turn right (south) at Winters or Maple Streets.
- Continue onto Brooks Shell Road which is a loop.
- Park in gravel lot at trailhead coordinates.
Route Description[edit]
The blue blazed trail has a tough start staying between private properties and avoiding briars. It is more established and marked once it crosses the very small drainage for the second time. Primarily a horse trail which had signs of maintenance to secure the tread. Part of the trail has been bulldozed for unknown construction on a lower part of the ridge line.
Typical Conditions[edit]
Fees, Permits, etc.[edit]
No fees or restrictions.
After the Hike[edit]
Misc. Information[edit]
Conclusion is that there is an Elk Park Trail, but it is being lost to development around the trailhead and on the lower ridge.
Maps[edit]
Photos[edit]
- Placeholder.gif