Orchid Trail

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Trail Name Orchid Trail
Nearest City Kingsport
State Tennessee
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.pngDnr dog.png
Difficulty Rating Easy
Hiking Time 1/4"/4" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Distance, round-trip 0.40.4 mi <br />0.644 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation 3333 Feet <br />10.058 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point 19351,935 Feet <br />645 Yards <br />589.788 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical Kingsport, TN
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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Connecting trail between Lake Road along reservior shore. See the dam and visitors center from the other side.

How to get there

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

Route Description

Short 0.4 mile spur trail along the reservoir shore.

Miles Holly Trail Miles
0.0 SW trailhead at Lakeside Trail 0.4
0.2 Near lake shore continuously 0.2
0.3 Near lake shore, continuously 0.1
0.4 NE trailhead at Lakeside Trail 0.0

Typical Conditions

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

Regulations

NO BIKES!

Misc. Information

Maps

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.51116" lon="-82.61407" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="700" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_Holly_Trail.kml http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/BMP_lakeside_trail.kml

(G) 36.51116,-82.61407 SW junction of Lakeside Trail and Holly Trail (G) 36.51143,-82.61215 NE junction of Lakeside Trail and Holly Trail </googlemap>

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