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#Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
#Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
#Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles.  The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
#Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles.  The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
#Travel US19E for >>> miles to town of Hampton.
#Follow US321 including left turn into town of Hampton.
#Parking area is on left/east side of roadSpace for a single vehicles\.
#Take right onto Dennis Cove Road.
# At 4.2 miles, the Appalachian Trail crosses the road with parking on left.  An option if making a full loop hike. 
# At 4.5 miles to Coon Den Falls trailhead is on right, with just space for a single vehicle.  Trail is marked as CNF 37 with blue blazes.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==

Revision as of 17:38, 21 July 2015


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Trail Name Coon Den Falls
Nearest City Hampton
State Tennessee
Trail Marking Blue Blaze
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png
Difficulty Rating Medium
Hiking Time 1.51.5 Hours <br />0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip 1.01 mi <br />1.609 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation *"*" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point 30203,020 Feet <br />1,006.667 Yards <br />920.496 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical Elizabethton, TN
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TraOverview

Short, steep hike to a small, but tall cascading waterfall

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

  1. Head south on Roan Street for 3.5 miles passing under I-26.
  2. Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
  3. Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles. The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
  4. Follow US321 including left turn into town of Hampton.
  5. Take right onto Dennis Cove Road.
  6. At 4.2 miles, the Appalachian Trail crosses the road with parking on left. An option if making a full loop hike.
  7. At 4.5 miles to Coon Den Falls trailhead is on right, with just space for a single vehicle. Trail is marked as CNF 37 with blue blazes.

Route Description

Typical Conditions

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee.

After the Hike

Misc. Information

This path used to be part of the Appalachian Trail, until the latter was relocated.

Maps

<googlemap lat="36.25" lon="-82.11888" type="terrain" zoom="15" height="600" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Coon_Den_Falls.kml (A) 36.2591, -82.11503 Very limited parking at trailhead (C) 36.25333,-82.11888 Coon Den Falls (G)36.24000, -82.12149 Approximate location of intersection with Appalachian Trail </googlemap>

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