Jones Road

Trail Name Jones Road Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 20 Min0.333 Hours <br />0.0208 Days <br /> Distance, round-trip 2,101 Ft0.398 mi <br />0.64 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 374 Ft113.995 Meters <br /> / -149 Ft-45.415 Meters <br /> High Point 2,090 Ft696.667 Yards <br />637.032 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. Steep! eroded road between Front Hollow Road at the "Big Oak" and Bays Ridge Road. Not much to see along the route.

How to get there

The road is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Cross the dam and take either Lake Road through Ledbetter Gap onto Front Hollow Road or Bays Ridge Road. No sign on Front Hollow Road, but one up on Bays Ridge Road near some graffiti.

Route Description

Short 0.3 mile, but very steep connecting road. There is a split in the middle which rejoins.

Miles	Jones Road	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Front Hollow Road by the "Big Oak". No trail sign, but steepest path up from here.	0.3	1770
0.3	Trailhead at Bays Ridge Road	0.0	2090

Typical Conditions

Severely washed out road on steep slopes, and natural gravel on top. Water will be flowing down thru the rut.

Misc. Information

Not shown on the park map, but Jones Road may continue down Bays Ridge towards Reservoir Road.

Maps

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

Photos

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  Big Oak at bottom of Jones Road