Chimney Top

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name Chimney Top Nearest City Fall Branch State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 3-4"-4" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Climb/Descent Elevation ~1,400"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 3,1183,118 Feet <br />1,039.333 Yards <br />950.366 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Kingsport 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":36.40802000000000049340087571181356906890869140625,"lon":-82.70404999999999517967808060348033905029296875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

The volcano-appearing summit south of Kingsport is the 3,118 ft highpoint of Hawkins County. Great views of the valley with I-81 running through it.

How to get there

From Kingsport downtown:

1. Take Highway TN93 south.
2. Roughly six miles out, turn right onto Horton Highway.
3. Turn right at Chimney Top Loop (actually, the second right is shorter).
4. After half mile, turn right onto gravel Sugar Hollow Lane.
5. Proceed uphill past and seemingly through yards to Faulkner’s home.
6. Park down in front of the house.

Trailhead is behind the right front corner of their garage down the narrow steep path to an old road.

From Johnson City:

1. Take I-26 north to I-81 south.
2. After six miles, take Exit 50 (Jonesborough/Fall Branch) for Highway TN93.
3. Left at bottom of ramp and under I-81 overpass.
4. Quickly, a right onto Jearoldstown Road.
5. After a couple of miles, turn right at Moody Road and then again onto Ryan Road.
6. Take left onto Horton Highway.

Follow remaining directions from Step #3 above.

Fees, Permits, etc.

This trail route is accessed through the property of Mary and Danes Faulkner, thus need to contact for permission.

Photos

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  View from Chimney Top