Elk Park Trail

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Trail Overview

Shorter access to the views up at the Humps.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN:

1. Head south on I-26.
2. Take Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton.
3. Follow US-321 until it turn right at traffic light to merge with US Highway 19E heading south.
4. Continue into North Carolina and enter Elk Park.
5. Turn right (south) at Maple Street.
6. Continue onto Brooks Shell Road which is a loop.
7. Park in gravel lot at trailhead coordinates.

Route Description

The blue blazed trail has a tough start staying between private properties and avoiding briars. It is more established and marked once it crosses the very small drainage for the second time. Primarily a horse trail which had signs of recently maintenance to secure the tread. Part of the trail has been bulldozed for unknown construction on a lower part of the ridge line.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fees or restrictions.

Misc. Information

Conclusion is that there is an Elk Park Trail, but it is being lost to development around the trailhead and on the lower ridge.

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