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| Trail Name
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House Mountain State Natural Area
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| Nearest City
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Knoxville
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| State
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Tennessee
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| Trail Marking
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| Trail Use/Features
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| Difficulty Rating
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Medium
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| Hiking Time
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33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br />
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| Distance, round-trip
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3.53.5 mi <br />5.633 km <br />
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| Climb/Descent Elevation
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| High Point
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2,0912,091 Feet <br />697 Yards <br />637.337 Meters <br />
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| Nearest Medical
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Knoxville, TN
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Trail Overview
House Mountain is a two mile long spine north of Knoxville. Trail heads up to the 2,100' highpoint of Knox County for overlooks into the surrounding valley.
How to get there
From Kingsport, TN
- South on I-26.
- West on I-40 to Exit 392 for US 11W (Rutledge Pike).
- North along Rutledge Pike for about 10 miles.
- Just after the brown House Mountain information sign, turn left onto Idumea Road for 0.6 mile.
- Take another left onto Hogskin Road.
- Parking is on the right at new lot with covered picnic area and pit toilets.
Route Description
Two trails:
Mountain Trail - 3 mile loop
Turkey Trail
| Miles
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Elevation
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| 0.0
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1900
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Trailhead
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| 0.6
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2100
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| 0.85
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2300
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| 1.65
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2600
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Typical Conditions
The trails are reasonably maintained paths passing some large boulders. The overlooks have no railing, thus steep dropoffs.
Fees, Permits, etc.
No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk.
After the Hike
Misc. Information
A nice gallery of photographs from the Mountain Trail has been posted by Kris Light.
The official TN.gov House Mountain webpage including map.
Maps
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(A) 36.10475, -83.76275
Parking and Trailhead
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