Barred Owl Trail

Trail Name Barred Owl Trail Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 15 Min0.25 Hours <br />0.0156 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 1.0 Mi1.609 km <br /> / 877 Ft0.166 Mi <br />0.267 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 82.7 Ft25.207 Meters <br /> / -59.1 Ft-18.014 Meters <br /> High Point 1,865 Ft621.667 Yards <br />568.452 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 30' 31.76" N, 82° 36' 34.36" W Trailhead 36° 30' 43.11" N, 82° 36' 28.16" 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. 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 NE corner of the reservoir.

Route Description

Very short 877 foot linking trail with connections to Lakeside Trail and Lake Road

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

Typical Conditions

Hard dirt trail with some white sand. Can be partially flooded after heavy spring rains.

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Maps

The Fern Trail is shown as red line below, while Lakeside Trail is in yellow.

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