Old Dug Trail

File:Placeholder.jpg Trail Name Old Dug Trail Park Cherokee National Forest Nearest City Elizabethton State Tennessee Trail Marking Yellow Blaze Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Moderate Hiking Time 3 Hours0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 4.2 Mi6.759 km <br /> / 2.1 Mi3.38 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation 1,108 Feet337.718 Meters <br /> / High Point 2,952 Feet984 Yards <br />899.77 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 25' 24.00" N, 82° 10' 43.86" W Nearest Medical Elizabethton Trip Reports Click Here -82.17885 Show Large Map

Trail Overview

A hike up the west side of Holston Mountain to overlook. Not a routinely maintained USFS trail.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN:

1. Take I-26 south to Exit 24 for US-321 towards Elizabethton.
2. Continue through Elizabethton.
3. Take left (north) onto US-19E.
4. Turn right (east) onto Flatwoods Road.
5. After a couple of miles the rough road becomes Big Creek Road.
6. Parking lot is on left (north) side of the road. Trail is across roadway heading to the east.

Route Description

From the parking lot, find the trailhead marker. The faint path proceeds 80' uphill, then begins to follow the elevation. At 0.4 miles, intersect old forest road/ATV path.

Typical Conditions

Trail is not being actively maintained by the USFS. A faint path to old logging road.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Located in Cherokee National Forest. No fee to hike the trail.