Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area: Difference between revisions
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| | |Overmountain National Historical Trail to Yellow Mtn Gap/AT | ||
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Revision as of 12:21, 25 September 2011
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Trail Overview
Working farm with hiking trails leading into nice forests.
How to get there
From Johnson City, TN
- Head south on Roan Street for 3.5 miles passing under I-26.
- Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
- Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles. The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
- Travel US19E for ten miles to town of Roan Mountain.
- Take right/south onto TN143.
- Cross bridge and then take left/east onto Stratton Street.
- Take right/south onto Old Highway 143/Sawdust Trail to Cloudland Elem School.
- Turn left/east onto Hampton Creek Road and proceed three miles.
- Parking area is on left/east side of road.
Route Description
Trail | Miles | Blaze | Difficulty | Usage |
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Shell Hollow Trail | 2.0 loop | Easy | ||
Birchfield Trail | 2.3 | Easy | ||
Overmountain National Historical Trail to Yellow Mtn Gap/AT | 3.6 | Medium |
Typical Conditions
Fees, Permits, etc.
No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk.
After the Hike
Misc. Information
The official TN.gov Hampton Creek Cove webpage including map.
Maps
<googlemap lat="36.152383" lon="-82.055733" type="terrain" zoom="15" height="600" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Placeholder_trail.kml (A) 36.152383,-82.055733 Parking </googlemap>
Photos
- Placeholder.jpg