Orchid Trail

Trail Name Orchid Trail Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 15 Min0.25 Hours <br />0.0156 Days <br /> Distance, round-trip 1,601 Ft0.303 mi <br />0.488 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 437 Ft133.198 Meters <br /> / -102 Ft-31.09 Meters <br /> High Point 2,252 Ft750.667 Yards <br />686.41 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Kingsport, 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":36.49486999999999881083567743189632892608642578125,"lon":-82.6051700000000010959411156363785266876220703125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

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!

Maps

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

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