Old Homestead Trail

File:Placeholder.jpg Trail Name Old Homestead Trail Trail Number USFS Trail #603 Park Cherokee National Forest Nearest City Butler State Tennessee Trail Marking Blue Blaze Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 1.5 Hours0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 2.3 Mi3.701 km <br /> / 2.3 Mi3.701 km <br /> Trail Type Loop Climb/Descent Elevation 600 Ft182.88 Meters <br /> / High Point 26002,600 Feet <br />866.667 Yards <br />792.48 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 21' 31.50" N, 81° 58' 20.49" W Trailhead 36° 21' 31.50" N, 81° 58' 20.49" W Nearest Medical Elizabethton 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":36.3587500000000005684341886080801486968994140625,"lon":-81.97235779999999749634298495948314666748046875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Travel through time while hiking through remnants of the past. Starting from the Sink Mountain Boat Launch parking area, this hike offs a glimpse of early settlement as the path winds through old stone fences and home sites.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN:

1. Take I-26 south to Exit 249 for US-321 towards Elizabethton.
2. Turn right/south on US-19E/231 to Hampton.
3. Turn left/east on US-321 and proceed through Butler.
4. Turn right/east on TN-167/Doe Creek Road.
5. After 1.8 miles, turn right/south on gravel Sink Mountain Launch Road.
6. Proceed to the end of the gravel road to reach parking lot.

Route Description

From parking, follow trail to fork. To left will begin steady, sometimes steep ascent of Curtis Mountain to loop around and return on gentle grade through old homestead sites. For more gentle ascent, proceed right, but then steep descent.

Remember Leave No Trace and please do not disturb the homestead sites.

Typical Conditions

Trail is not regularly maintained, but usually passible.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Located in Watauga Ranger District of Cherokee National Forest. Office number is (423) 735-1500. No fee to hike the trail, but state fishing regulations apply to Watauga Lake.

Consider wearing blaze orange during hunting season.

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