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Trail Name	Sinking Waters
Park	Warriors Path State Park
Nearest City	Kingsport
State	Tennessee
Trail Marking	None
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Easy
Hiking Time	1 Hour0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br />
Distance: round-trip/trail only	2.23 Mi3.589 km <br /> / 2.23 Mi3.589 km <br />
Trail Type	Loop
Climb/Descent Elevation	751 Ft228.905 Meters <br /> / -751 Ft-228.905 Meters <br />
High Point	1,637 Ft545.667 Yards <br />498.958 Meters <br />
Parking	36° 30' 59.73" N, 82° 28' 25.19" W
Trailhead	36° 30' 59.73" N, 82° 28' 25.19" W
Nearest Medical	Indian Path Hospital
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Located in Warriors Path State Park. Nice quick hike nearby for those in Kingsport. Interesting view of a stream flowing and disappearing into a sink hole (thus the name sinking waters). Can also be made part of a nice jogging route. Good views to the south for those that make it to the ridge top, especially on winter early mornings. Also a good location for blackberries and raspberries during the warm summer months.

How to get there

From the park headquarters...

Take Fall Creek Rd across the Holston River.
Continue past the golf course and turn left on Moody Lane.
Turn left on to Cedar Branch Rd
Gravel parking lot on your left as the road turns right

Route Description

The trail can be made very short or long by taking the loops as desired. The description below is for an "always turn right" route, (almost always) taking the trail to the right when it splits.

Miles Out	Sinking Waters	Miles Back	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trail head	2.19	1,479
0.05	Trail bridge and spring house	2.14	1,457
0.1	Trail head	2.09	1,494
0.3	Pass ridge sign and trail high point	1.89	1,637
0.5	Descend ridge on stairs	1.69	1,499
0.54	Rejoin lower trail at sign	1.65	1,448
0.62	Turn right at bench for 2nd loop	1.57	1,426
0.73	Bench on upper part of the middle loop	1.46	1,498
0.95	Trail head	1.24	1,373
1.0	Bench and sign at paved section and small bridge	1.19	1,382
1.09	Enter boardwalk section	1.10	1,330
1.2	Turn right to head to golf course	0.99	1,368
1.29	Trail head	0.90	1,388
1.44	View sinking waters	0.75	1,375
1.48	Leave boardwalk section	0.71	1,479
1.6	Stay right for middle loop	0.59	1,372
1.63	Sign about Coffman family	0.56	1,373
1.83	Complete middle loop	0.36	1,418
1.9	Begin lower portion of the first loop	0.29	1,443
2.1	Complete the first loop	0.09	1,499
2.19	Hike complete	0.0	1,479

Typical Conditions

The trails are fairly well maintained with boardwalks in the wetter parts and stairs on the steeper parts. Some side trails exist without posted signs. No trail blazes.

Fees, Permits, etc.

None needed, just park and go.

Misc. Information

Blackberries and raspberries abound in late June and July.

At night along the boardwalk a barred owl may ask "who cooks for you, who cooks for y'all."

According to the signs, the Coffman family settled in the area in the late 1860's. They tried to farm, but frequent floods swept away their cornfield and peach orchard. To get by they switched to blacksmithing and built a shop in the area.

In recent times the land was owned by (?) who bought it for his daughters to have a spot to ride horses. In (?) he donated to the park.

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Photos

The namesake sinking waters disappearing into a hole
Bench between 2nd loop and boardwalk
Bench at 2nd loop split
Bench on North leg of 2nd loop
Back side of boardwalk sign
Front side of boardwalk sign
Boardwalk
Bridge near parking
Collapsed shed
Collapsed shed
Golf Course Entrance sign
Parking lot sign
Sign between 2nd and 3rd loop/boardwalk
Sinking waters sign
Sign on ridge of the first loop
Sign on south end of the middle loop
Sign on south end of the first loop
Spring house
Squirrels attracted to synthetic decking
Stairs coming off of the ridge
Sign near stairs of 1st loop rejoining

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