Orchid Trail: Difference between revisions

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Trail Name	Orchid Trail
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Easy
Hiking Time	1/4"/4" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Distance, round-trip	0.40.4 mi <br />0.644 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	271271 Feet <br />82.601 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	21802,180 Feet <br />726.667 Yards <br />664.464 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical	Kingsport, TN
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Trail between Lake Road and Bays Ridge Road down a hollow. Not certain if wild orchids can be seen along trail.

How to get there

The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Cross the dam and take either Follow Lake Road or Bays Ridge Road unti a trail sign is seen.

Route Description

Short 0.4 mile connecting trail with many switchback through a hollow between two park roads.

Miles	Orchid Trail	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road	0.4	1847
0.4	Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road	0.0	2156

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!

Misc. Information

Maps

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(G) 36.50349,-82.61893 Trailhead at Lake Road (G) 36.50049,-82.61786 Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road </googlemap>

The following elevation profile proceeds from Lake Road to Bays Ridge Road.

File:BMP Orchid Trail profile.JPG

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