The Noggin Trail

Trail Name The Noggin Trail Park Buffalo Mountain Park Nearest City Johnson City State Tennessee Trail Marking Pink Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 60 Min1 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 1.00 Mi1.609 km <br /> / 0.5 Mi0.805 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 580 Ft176.784 Meters <br /> / -52 Ft-15.85 Meters <br /> High Point 3,082 Ft1,027.333 Yards <br />939.394 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 16' 43.13" N, 82° 20' 45.97" W Trailhead 36° 16' 22.54" N, 82° 20' 45.24" W Nearest Medical Johnson City, 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":36.27864600000000194768290384672582149505615234375,"lon":-82.346102000000001908119884319603443145751953125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Buffalo Mountain Park, this is a new connector trail between the end of Hartsell Hollow and Tower Ridge trails.

How to get there

Refer to the “How to get there” instructions on the Buffalo Mountain Park page. The trail can be reached from the end of Hartsell Hollow and on the Tower Ridge Trail.

Route Description

The trail is new as of 2016 and is pink blazed. Climbs very steeply up from Hartsell Hollow. The blazes are numerous thus the trail is easy to follow.

Miles	The Noggin Trail	Elevation
0.0 miles	Trailhead at end of Hartsell Hollow Trail. Trail follows left side of the creek bed	2,544 feet
0.1 miles	Trail leaves creek and steeply switchbacks up the ridge	2,687 feet
0.4 miles	False summit. You're not quite at the top but the grade eases off at this point	2,835 feet
0.5 miles	Junction on Tower Ridge Trail	3,082 feet

Typical Conditions

Starting at the trailhead on Hartsell Hollow, the trail follows an old creek bed and can be a little rugged before it *steeply* switchbacks up the ridge to the Tower Ridge Trail. It has a false summit.

Misc. Information

Student volunteers from ETSU helped complete this trail.

Maps

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Photos

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  Pink blaze at trailhead on Hartsell Hollow Trail. Very easy to spot.

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  Steep trail going up the ridge