Jones Road

Trail Name Jones Road Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 1/3"/3" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Distance, round-trip 0.30.3 mi <br />0.483 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 300300 Feet <br />91.44 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 20902,090 Feet <br />696.667 Yards <br />637.032 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":36.4959592000000014877514331601560115814208984375,"lon":-82.6315972999999956982719595544040203094482421875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Steep! eroded road between Front Hollow Road at the "Big Oak" and Bays Ridge Road. Not much to see along the trail.

How to get there

The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Cross the dam and take either Lake Road through Ledbetter Gap onto Front Hollow Road or Bays Ridge Road. No sign on Front Hollow Road , but one up on Bays Ridge Road near some graffiti.

Route Description

Short 0.3 mile, but very steep connecting road. There is a split in the middle which rejoins.

Miles	Jones Road	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Front Hollow Road by the "Big Oak". No trail sign, but steepest path up from here.	0.3
0.3	Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road	0.0

Typical Conditions

Severely washed out road on steep slopes, and natural gravel on top. Water will be flowing down thru the rut.

Misc. Information

Not shown on the park map, but Jones Road may continue down Bays Ridge to Reservoir Road.

Maps

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(G) 36.49603,-82.63158 Junction with Front Hollow Road by "Big Oak" (G) 36.49210,-82.63372 Junction with Bays Ridge Road </googlemap>

The following elevation profile travels from Front Hollow Road up to Bays Ridge Road.

Photos

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  Big Oak at bottom of Jones Road