Fall Creek Loop

Trail Name Fall Creek Loop Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 0.80.8 mi <br />1.287 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 7070 Feet <br />21.336 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 13641,364 Feet <br />454.667 Yards <br />415.747 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Indian Path Hospital 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":36.50086309999999656383806723169982433319091796875,"lon":-82.46910520000000133222783915698528289794921875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Warriors Path State Park. Loop trail at the end of the WPSP Devil's Backbone Trail continuing around through fields and woodlots.

How to get there

Directions to main entrance found on Warriors Path State Park webpage.

First trail access point is from WPSP Devil's Backbone Trail.

Second trailhead is found from the main park entrance by:

1. Take Fall Creek Road north across bridge and through golf course.
2. Turn right (east) on Old Mill Road.
3. Turn right (south) on Childress Ferry Road. There is a bridgeless water crossing, thus not passible after heavy rain.
4. Park in the tight cul-de-sac.
5. Sign for trailhead at locked gate can be seen nearby.

Route Description

Two starting points for this loop trail. First is from continuing from Devil's Backbone Trail; while the other is from parking at end of Childress Ferry Road. Below descriptions are for hiking in a clockwise route.

Distance DB	Fall Creek Loop Trail	Distance CF
0.00 mi	Intersection at Devil's Backbone Trail. Cross bridge.	1.00 mi
0.XX mi	At Childress Ferry trailhead. Proceed up hill through open area.	0.00 mi
	Bridgeless creek crossing. Easy jump.
0.XX	A	0.XX
1.00 mi	Back at intersection with Devil's Backbone Trail.	0.XX mi

Typical Conditions

Mown trail through open fields darting into forests. Check for ticks afterwards in summer.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fee required.

Maps

The path for Fall Creek Loop is shown in dark blue below, while WPSP Devil's Backbone Trail is shown in red for reference.

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Note the elevation scale has only 225 ft range, thus easy walking.

Photos

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  Ulster Project Peace Bench