High Ridge Trail

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name High Ridge Trail Park Buffalo Mountain Park Nearest City Johnson City State Tennessee Trail Marking Blue Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 15 Min0.25 Hours <br />0.0156 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 3,750 Ft0.71 mi <br />1.143 km <br /> / 1,875 Ft0.355 Mi <br />0.571 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 377 Ft114.91 Meters <br /> / -337 Ft-102.718 Meters <br /> High Point 3,295 Ft1,098.333 Yards <br />1,004.316 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 16' 43.13" N, 82° 20' 45.97" W Trailhead 36° 16' 5.07" N, 82° 20' 53.56" W Nearest Medical Johnson City, 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":36.27864600000000194768290384672582149505615234375,"lon":-82.346102000000001908119884319603443145751953125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Buffalo Mountain Park, this trail connects the main trails to the Tip-Top highpoint.

How to get there

Refer to the “How to get there” instructions on the Buffalo Mountain Park page. The trail is a short spur off the main white-blazed Cascade Trail.

Route Description

The blue-blazed High Ridge Trail runs along the ridgeline from a junction with Cascade Trail over to Tip-Top. Double red blazes are also observed which mark the park's southern boundary with the national forest. The trail rises over a lower peak before making a steep climb up to Tip-Top.

Typical Conditions

This trail was impacted by the 2008 wildfire, thus can be lined with small regrowth and briars along the ridgeline. Someone in January 2012 cut through several small blowdowns, thus the path was clear. The tread is rocky with chunks of sandstone.

Maps

High Ridge Trail is the blue line, while Cascade Trail and Fork Ridge Trail are both in black and Lone Oak Trail in orange.

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