Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)
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Trail Overview
Located in Bays Mountain Park. Another restricted access road for nice group hikes through the reservoir valley.
How to get there
This trail provides access to several of the other interior trails of the park.
Route Description
Lake Road makes a complete loop around the reservoir ending at the dam and main parking lot, thus can be traveled in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Fairly level, except between Feagins and Ledbetter Gaps when it ascends 200 ft. Serving as a main artery to access the interior trails it has trail connections to Bays Ridge Road, Pine Trail, Lakeside Trail, Front Hollow Road, Cherry Knobs Trail, Bays Ridge Road, River Mountain Road, Back Hollow Road, Chinquapin Trail, Sweet Gum Trail, Fire Tower Trail, Hemlock Trail, Towhee Trail, Big Oak Trail, Azalea, and Chestnut Trail
Below table is clockwise starting at the dam.
| Miles | Lake Road | Miles | Elevation (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Far end of dam from parking lot | 4.4 | 1835 |
| 0.1 | Junction with Pine Trail | 4.3 | |
| 0.3 | Floating bridge for Lakeside Trail | 4.1 | |
| 0.5 | Junction with Orchid Trail at Ecology Pond | 3.9 | 1847 |
| 1.1 | Ledbetter Gap - Junction with Bays Ridge Road and Front Hollow Road | 3.3 | 1920 |
| 1.4 | Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading west | 3.0 | 2100 |
| 1.7 | Junction with Cherry Knobs Trail heading east | 2.7 | 2134 |
| 1.9 | Rock quarry | 2.5 | |
| 2.1 | Feagins Gap - Junction with River Mountain Road and Back Hollow Road | 2.3 | 1920 |
| 2.7 | Junction with Sweet Gum Trail and Chinquapin Trail | 1.7 | |
| 3.0 | Junction with Fire Tower Trail and Hemlock Trail | 1.4 | 1894 |
| 3.3 | Junction with Towhee Trail | 1.1 | |
| 3.6 | Junction with Big Oak Trail | 0.8 | |
| 3.7 | Junction with Fern Trail | 0.7 | |
| 3.8 | Junction with Azalea Trail | 0.6 | 1860 |
| 4.0 | Picnic shelters | 0.4 | |
| 4.3 | Gate at Bays Mountain Road | 0.1 | |
| 4.4 | At Entrance Road across from dam | 0.0 | 1835 |
Typical Conditions
Being another one of the restricted access roads it tends to be fairly flat and wide. In wetter months the tracks can be rutted and muddy.
Regulations
Bikes Allowed.
Misc. Information
Maps
Lake Road is shown as orange track, while Cherry Knobs is in green.
NOTE: The trail on the map above does not include the trail from the junction with River Mountain Road towards its termination point near the Lakeside Trail.
Photos
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