Chinquapin Trail

Trail Name Chinquapin Trail Park Bays Mountain Park Nearest City Kingsport State Tennessee Trail Marking Junction Signs Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 60 Min1 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 3.16 Mi5.086 km <br /> / 1.58 Mi2.543 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 575 Ft175.26 Meters <br /> / -605 Ft-184.404 Meters <br /> High Point 2,055 Ft685 Yards <br />626.364 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 30' 31.76" N, 82° 36' 34.36" W Trailhead 36° 30' 52.20" N, 82° 36' 21.87" 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. New mountain biking trail constructed by the local club. Good for an easier ride or hike through hardwood forest dotted with hemlocks.

How to get there

From the main parking lot, take Lake Road around to Unmarked trailhead or jump on Big Oak for short distance for other trailhead.

Route Description

The path meanders through the forest with planned switchbacks and bridge crossing.

Miles	Chinquapin Trail	Miles
0.0	Trailhead at Lake Road	1.85
0.7	Junction with Firetower Trail	1.15
1.85	Trailhead at Big Oak Trail	0.0

Typical Conditions

Hard packed trail with groove down the middle from the mountain bikes. Some rocks located at key spots. Several wood bridges constructed by BSA Troop 51.

Maps

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  Boy Scouts of America Built Bridge

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  Boy Scouts of America Built Bridge