Bays Ridge Trail

Trail Name Bays Ridge Trail Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Hard Hiking Time 1.01 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 2.62.6 mi <br />4.184 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation ~700"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 22602,260 Feet <br />753.333 Yards <br />688.848 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. Follows the ridgeline past Bays Ridge Road until heading down to Front Hollow Road. Views of Hawkins and Greene County valleys.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, cross the dam and take the left onto Lake Road, then Bays Ridge Road. The trail will split off left before the road heads downhill.

Route Description

The path follows the base of the ridge. Meaders some to pass around deep muddy ruts and interects with the creek.

Miles	Bays Ridge Trail	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road	2.6	2285
0.8	Junction with Jones Road at two splits. First leads out of park; second to the "Big Oak".	1.8	2090
2.1	Far end of the ridge crest	0.5	2095
2.6	Trailhead at Front Hollow Road	0.0	1615

Warning: The intersection at Jones Road is not marked. The roadway down to Front Hollow Road is at some grafitti. When heading back towards the Nature Center, the unmarked trail split is off the roadbed to the left continuing on the ridge crest.

Typical Conditions

Normally trail in good condition. Ridgeline through some briar patches, along rock outcroppings, and down a lesser used switchback. The path is usually covered with pine needles and/or fallen leaves. A few small blowdowns from recent storms, but can be stepped over or around.

Misc. Information

The "fireworks" you hear are the firearms being used at the Cherokee Rod and Gun Club located at the base of the ridge. There is at least one warning sign stating to not head SW off the trail.

Maps

Purple line is Bays Ridge Trail.

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The following elevation profile travels uphill from Front Hollow Road to Bays Ridge Road.

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