Cherry Knobs

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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Steep trail up and along the Cherry Knobs. High view of the reservoir.

How to get there

The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Most folks will cross the dam and follow Lakeside Trail over the floating bridge unti a Cherry Knobs trail sign is seen.

Route Description

Steep trail up and along the Cherry Knobs. Trekking poles might be useful to transfer weight off legs.

Miles	Cherry Knobs Trail	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lakeside Trail	1.6
0.05	Spur trail to abandoned cemetery. One of three reported within Bays Mountain Park.	1.55
0.7	Junction with Lake Road. Both travel together for 0.3 miles.	0.9
1.0	Junction with Lake Road.	0.6
1.6	Trailhead at Cross Ridges Trail	0.0

Typical Conditions

Lesser used trail, thus dirt path well covered with fallen leaves. A few stone steps have been built long time ago.

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Maps

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(G) 36.50584,-82.61830 Junction of Lakeside Trail and Cherry Knobs Trail (G) 36.50544,-82.61897 Spur trail to cemetery (N) 36.50483,-82.61858 Half dozen headstones around a small clearing (G) 36.50342,-82.62847 Junction with Lake Road (G) 36.500972,-82.630974 Junction with Lake Road (G) 36.50049,-82.61786 Junction of Bays Ridge Road and Cherry Knobs Trail </googlemap>

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