Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)

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Park	Bays Mountain Park
Located	Kingsport, TennesseeLocation inherited from associated park
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Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	662 Ft201.778 Meters <br /> / (-766 Ft-233.477 Meters <br />) – {{{Elevation Change Direction}}}
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NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	146The following coordinate was not recognized: . trails / 145.8 mi of trail
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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Another restricted access road for nice group hikes through the reservoir valley.

How to get there

This trail provides access to several of the other interior trails of the park.

Route Description

Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservoir ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Fairly level, except between Feagins and Ledbetter Gaps when it ascends 200 ft. Serving as a main artery to access the interior trails it has trail connections to Bays Ridge Road, Pine Trail, Lakeside Trail, Front Hollow Road, Cherry Knobs Trail, Bays Ridge Road, River Mountain Road, Back Hollow Road, Chinquapin Trail, Sweet Gum Trail, Fire Tower Trail, Hemlock Trail, Towhee Trail, Big Oak Trail, Azalea, and Chestnut Trail

Below table is clockwise starting at the dam.

Miles	Lake Road	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Far end of dam from parking lot	4.4	1835
0.1	Junction with Pine Trail	4.3
0.3	Floating bridge for Lakeside Trail	4.1
0.5	Junction with Orchid Trail at Ecology Pond	3.9	1847
1.1	Ledbetter Gap - Junction with Bays Ridge Road and Front Hollow Road	3.3	1920
1.4	Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading west	3.0	2100
1.7	Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading east	2.7	2134
1.9	Rock quarry	2.5
2.1	Feagins Gap - Junction with River Mountain Road and Back Hollow Road	2.3	1920
2.7	Junction with Sweet Gum Trail and Chinquapin Trail	1.7
3.0	Junction with Fire Tower Trail and Hemlock Trail	1.4	1894
3.3	Junction with Towhee Trail	1.1
3.6	Junction with Big Oak Trail	0.8
3.7	Junction with Fern Trail	0.7
3.8	Junction with Azalea Trail	0.6	1860
4.0	Picnic shelters	0.4
4.3	Gate at Bays Mountain Road	0.1
4.4	At Entrance Road across from dam	0.0	1835

Typical Conditions

Being another one of the restricted access roads it tends to be fairly flat and wide. In wetter months the tracks can be rutted and muddy.

Regulations

Bikes Allowed.