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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservior ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Below table is clockwise starting at the dam. | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
!Miles | |||
!Lake Road | |||
!Miles | |||
!Elevation (ft) | |||
|- | |||
|0.0 | |||
|Far end of dam from parking lot | |||
|4.4 | |||
|1835 | |||
|- | |||
|0.1 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Pine Trail|Pine Trail]] | |||
|4.3 | |||
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|- | |||
|0.3 | |||
|Floating bridge for Lakeside Trail | |||
|4.1 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|0.5 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Orchid Trail|Orchid Trail]] at Ecology Pond | |||
|3.9 | |||
|1847 | |||
|- | |||
|1.1 | |||
|Ledbetter Gap - Junction with [[BMP Bays Ridge Road|Bays Ridge Road]] and [[BMP Front Hollow Road|Front Hollow Road]] | |||
|3.3 | |||
|1920 | |||
|- | |||
|1.4 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Cherry Knobs Trail|Cherry Knobs Trail]] heading west | |||
|3.0 | |||
|2100 | |||
|- | |||
|1.7 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Cherry Knobs Trail|Cherry Knobs Trail]] heading east | |||
|2.7 | |||
|2134 | |||
|- | |||
|1.9 | |||
|Rock quarry | |||
|2.5 | |||
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|- | |||
|2.1 | |||
|Feagins Gap - Junction with [[BMP River Mountain Road|River Mountain Road]] and [[BMP Back Hollow Road|Back Hollow Road]] | |||
|2.3 | |||
|1920 | |||
|- | |||
|2.7 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Sweet Gum Trail|Sweet Gum Trail]] and [[BMP Chinquapin Trail|Chinquapin Trail]] | |||
|1.7 | |||
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|- | |||
|3.0 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Firetower Trail|Firetower Trail]] and [[BMP Hemlock Trail|Hemlock Trail]] | |||
|1.4 | |||
|1894 | |||
|- | |||
|3.3 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Towhee Trail|Towhee Trail]] | |||
|1.1 | |||
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|- | |||
|3.6 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Big Oak Trail|Big Oak Trail]] | |||
|0.8 | |||
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|- | |||
|3.7 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Fern Trail|Fern Trail]] | |||
|0.7 | |||
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|- | |||
|3.8 | |||
|Junction with [[BMP Azalea Trail|Azalea Trail]] | |||
|0.6 | |||
|1860 | |||
|- | |||
|4.0 | |||
|Picnic shelters | |||
|0.4 | |||
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|- | |||
|4.3 | |||
|Gate at [[BMP Bays Mountain Road|Bays Mountain Road]] | |||
|0.1 | |||
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|- | |||
|4.4 | |||
|At Entrance Road across from dam | |||
|0.0 | |||
|1835 | |||
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== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == |
Revision as of 06:42, 5 September 2011
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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 reservior ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Below table is clockwise starting at the dam.
Miles | Lake Road | Miles | Elevation (ft) |
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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 Firetower 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.
Misc. Information
Maps
Lake Road is shown as orange track, while Cherry Knobs is in green.
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(G) 36.506548,-82.631278
Crossroads with Back Hollow Road and River Mountain Road.
Trail/road continues East-North-East from here but not mapped yet
(G) 36.503448,-82.628530,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail
(G) 36.500972,-82.630974,BMP Cherry Knobs Trail
(G) 36.497900,-82.627713
Ledbetter Gap
Crossroads with Bays Ridge Road
and Front Hollow Road
(G) 36.507088,-82.613540,BMP Pine Trail
(G) 36.507613,-82.612658,BMP Bays Ridge Road
(G) 36.50946,-82.62131
Junction of Lake Road and Chinquapin Trail
(G) 36.50349,-82.61893, BMP Orchid Trail
(D) 36.50513,-82.62953
Old quarry used for stone to create reservoir dam
</googlemap>
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.
Photos
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