Holston Mountain Trail: Difference between revisions
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| Image Name = * | | Image Name = * | ||
| Trail No. = * | | Trail No. = * | ||
| City = | | City = Elizabethton | ||
| State = Tennessee | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Dogs}}{{Camping}} | ||
| Season = * | | Season = * | ||
| Difficulty Rating = | | Difficulty Rating = Difficult | ||
| Hike Time = * | | Hike Time = * | ||
| Distance = | | Distance = 12.5 | ||
| Elevation Gain = | | Elevation Gain = 1,500 | ||
| High Point = * | | High Point = * | ||
| Latitude = 36. | | Latitude = 36.461742 | ||
| Longitude = -82. | | Longitude = -82.070442 | ||
| Medical = | | Medical = Elizabethton | ||
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<googlemap lat="36. | <googlemap lat="36.461742" lon="-82.070442" zoom="12" width="270" type="terrain" height="180" selector="no" controls="small"> | ||
36. | 36.461742,-82.070442,Holston Mountain Trail | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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Ridgeline trail along crest of Holston Mountain, fire tower with views on Holston High Knob | |||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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From Elizabethton, TN | |||
Follow TN 91 about 10 miles toward Shady Valley to Mill Creek Road. | |||
To southern trailhead | |||
Turn left on Mill Creek Road and follow for about 4 miles to trailhead and locked gate. | |||
To northern trailhead | |||
#Continue on TN 91 7 miles past Mill Creek Road to crest of mountain where Appalachian Trail crosses TN 91 at Osborne Farm. Gravel parking area is on south side of road. | |||
#Follow Appalachian Trail north through Osborne Farm to Double Springs Shelter where Holston Mountain Trail intersects Appalachian Trail. | |||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
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Revision as of 19:49, 6 March 2011
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Trail Overview
Ridgeline trail along crest of Holston Mountain, fire tower with views on Holston High Knob
How to get there
From Elizabethton, TN Follow TN 91 about 10 miles toward Shady Valley to Mill Creek Road.
To southern trailhead Turn left on Mill Creek Road and follow for about 4 miles to trailhead and locked gate.
To northern trailhead
- Continue on TN 91 7 miles past Mill Creek Road to crest of mountain where Appalachian Trail crosses TN 91 at Osborne Farm. Gravel parking area is on south side of road.
- Follow Appalachian Trail north through Osborne Farm to Double Springs Shelter where Holston Mountain Trail intersects Appalachian Trail.
Route Description
| Miles | Lakeside Trail | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Dam, end nearest Nature Center | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Dam, far end | 2.3 |
| 0.2 | Pine Trail junction | 2.2 |
| 0.4 | Floating Bridge | 2.0 |
| 0.5 | Cherry Knobs Trail junction | 1.9 |
| 1.1 | Beaver Pond Bridge/ Sweet Gum Trail junction | 1.3 |
| 1.6 | Hemlock Tr./ (Firetower Trail) junction | 0.8 |
| 1.7 | Holly Trail/ Towhee Trail junction | 0.7 |
| 1.8 | Holly Trail junction | 0.6 |
| 2.1 | Fern Trail junction | 0.3 |
| 2.3 | Water Fowl Aviary/ Laurel Trail junction | 0.1 |
| 2.4 | Nature Center | 0.0 |