Breaks Interstate Park: Difference between revisions

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Trail Name	Breaks Interstate Park
Nearest City	Breaks
State	Virginia
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	4.44.4 mi <br />7.081 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	"" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	"" is not a number.
Nearest Medical	Pikeville, KY
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Breaks Interstate Park offers 20, mostly short, hiking trails covering around 12 miles that can be connected to enjoy various views around the gorge.

How to get there

From Kingsport:

Take I-81 north to Exit 14 (VA-140/Abingdon).
Turn right/NE onto VA-140 and travel half mile.
Turn right onto W Main St/US11/US19 for just under a mile.
Turn left/norht onto US-19 and travel 29 miles to Rosedale.
Turn left onto VA-80 and continue for 40 miles to park entrance.
There are several parkings lots for the main trails.

GPS address for visitors center 627 Commission Circle Breaks, VA 24607.

Route Description

The following trails are available in Breaks Interstate Park.

Trail	Miles	Blaze	Difficulty
Beaver Pond Trail	0.4	Purple	Easy
Campbranch Trail	0.7	White	Easy
Center Creek Trail	0.5	Purple	Medium
Cold Springs Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Deer Trail	0.5	Purple	Easy
Geological Trail	0.35	White	Medium
Grassy Creek Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Grassy Overlook Trail	0.5	Green	Medium
Ladies Loop Trail	0.24	Gray	Moderate
Lake Trail	0.5	Orange	Easy
Laurel Branch Trail	1.25	Red	Medium
Loop Trail	0.4	Green	Easy
Mountain Bike Trail	3.0	Green	Medium
Overlook Trail	0.75	Green	Medium
Prospectors' Trail	1.5	Orange	Medium
Rattlesnake Trail	2.5	Orange	Medium
Ridge Trail	0.5	Blue	Medium
River Trail	1.0	Blue	Difficult
Tower Tunnel Trail	0.2	Yellow	Easy
Towers Overlook Trail	0.15	Red	Easy

An interesting 4.4 mile loop hike can be created by combining half dozen trails. Drive past the visitor's center to the parking lot for Towers Tunnel Overlook (N37°17.190 W82°18.215).

Typical Conditions

Being a VA state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in excellent condition. Some of the trail sections do narrow to a tight single-track, but adequate use of switchbacks keeps the elevation change reasonably gradual. Most of the trails are in the forest, some with lake views.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Daily parking fee for passenger vehicles into VA state parks is $2 weekdays, $3 weekends.

Misc. Information

Maps

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(A) 36.2865,-82.30358 Parking lot for Towers Tunnel Trail

(G) trailhead (G) trailhead (G) intersection (G) intersection </googlemap>

Park trail map

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+                      | Hike Time = 3
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+                      | Distance = 4.4
                       | Elevation Gain = *
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-                      | Latitude = N36°53.118
+                      | Latitude = N36°17.086
-                      | Longitude = W81°31.305
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                       | Medical = Pikeville, KY
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 == Trail Overview ==
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-[http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/hun.shtml Hungry Mother State Park] offers eight hiking trails covering around 12 miles running along the lake, through woods, and up to park's 3,270 feet highpoint.
+[http://www.breakspark.com/ Breaks Interstate Park] offers 20, mostly short, hiking trails covering around 12 miles that can be connected to enjoy various views around the gorge.
 == How to get there ==
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 #Turn left/norht onto US-19 and travel 29 miles to Rosedale.
 #Turn left onto VA-80 and continue for 40 miles to park entrance.
-#Day parking for the main trails is where?
+#There are several parkings lots for the main trails.
+GPS address for visitors center 627 Commission Circle Breaks, VA 24607.
 == Route Description==
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-The following trails are available in Hungry Mother State Park.
+The following trails are available in Breaks Interstate Park.
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-An interesting loop hike
+An interesting 4.4 mile loop hike can be created by combining half dozen trails.  Drive past the visitor's center to the parking lot for Towers Tunnel Overlook (N37°17.190 W82°18.215).
 == Typical Conditions ==
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 == Maps ==
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-(G) 36.88597,-81.5212
+(A) 36.2865,-82.30358
-Molly's Knob Trailhead
+Parking lot for Towers Tunnel Trail
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-Molly's Vista trailhead
-(E) 36.8839, -81.51027
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-Molly's Knob and CCC Trail intersection
+trailhead
-(G) 36.87365,-81.51063
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-CCC and Lake Trails intersection
+intersection
-(A) 36.8853,-81.52175
+(G)
-Parking Area by cabins
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-(A) 36.86922,-81.52559
-Parking Area by spillway
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-[http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/documents/hungrymother.pdf Park Trail Map]  Note that this map does not have "Lake Loop" broken up into now Lake, Fisherman's Run, and Powder House trails sections.
+[http://www.virginiaoutdoors.com/inc/parkfiles/_parkmaps/breaksinterstate-parkmap.pdf Park trail map]
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