Fire Tower Trail

Trail Name Fire Tower Trail Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 2.52.5 Hours <br />0.156 Days <br />150 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 4.44.4 mi <br />7.081 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation *"*" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 23952,395 Feet <br />798.333 Yards <br />729.996 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":36.51551930000000112386260298080742359161376953125,"lon":-82.624166599999995241887518204748630523681640625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Second most popular trail (after Lakeside Trail) up to the firetower for view across Holston Defense, west end of Kingsport, and into Virginia.

Typical Conditions

Well worn dirt trail with few blowdowns. Please do not cut the switchbacks.

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Maps

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