Fork Ridge Trail

File:Placeholder.JPG Trail Name Fork Ridge Trail Nearest City Johnson City State Tennessee Trail Marking White Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 0.60.6 mi <br />0.966 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 240240 Feet <br />73.152 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 32503,250 Feet <br />1,083.333 Yards <br />990.6 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Johnson City, 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":36.27890099999999762303559691645205020904541015625,"lon":-82.3470339999999936253516352735459804534912109375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Buffalo Mountain Park, this trail runs along the ridgeline at park's south edge connecting the Towers with Fork Knob.

How to get there

Refer to the “How to get there” instructions on the Buffalo Mountain Park page. This trail has to be reached from either the White Rock Trail, Fork Knob Trail, or Cascade Trail.

Route Description

The white-blazed Fork Ridge Trail is a segment of the "grand circuit" loop. It runs down and up the ridgeline saddle. Double red blazes, along with several yellow signs and couple of benchmarks, are also observed which mark the park's southern boundary with the national forest.

Typical Conditions

Well-worn trail path through the forest and rhododendron. Rerouted itself several years ago when a tree fell onto the trail.

Maps

Fork Ridge Trail is a black line along with White Rock Trail and Cascade Trail, while the Fork Knob Trail is in blue. <googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.27" lon="-82.347" type="terrain" zoom="15" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Buffalo_Mtn_Park_High_Ridge_Trail.kml http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Buffalo_Mtn_Park_Cascade_Trail.kml http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/White_Rock_Trail1.kml http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Buffalo_Mtn_Park_Fork_Ridge_Trail.kml

(K) 36.266800,-82.339319 Bench at eastern trailhead (M) 36.26913,-82.33833 Towers (E) 36.265786, -82.352345 Tip-Top (K) 36.26883,-82.34725 Fork Knob </googlemap>

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