Towhee Trail

[[Image:|350px]] Trail Name Towhee Trail Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 6 Min0.1 Hours <br />0.00625 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 2.3 Mi3.701 km <br /> / 535 Ft0.101 Mi <br />0.163 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 38.2 Ft11.643 Meters <br /> / -53.1 Ft-16.185 Meters <br /> High Point 1,948 Ft649.333 Yards <br />593.75 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 30' 31.76" N, 82° 36' 34.36" W Trailhead 36° 30' 46.08" N, 82° 36' 47.82" W 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":36.5088209999999975252649164758622646331787109375,"lon":-82.609544999999997116901795379817485809326171875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Very short connector trail between Lakeside Trail and Lake Road.

How to get there

The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Follow either Lakeside Trail or or Lake Road are to the far side of the reservoir.

Route Description

Very short 0.1 mile trail linking Lake Road and Lakeside Trail.

Miles	Towhee Trail	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lakeside Trail	0.1
0.1	Trailhead at Lake Road	0.0

Typical Conditions

Needled covered dirt trail with unfortunately lots to dying hemlocks in area.

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Maps

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