Cross Ridges Trail

Cross Ridges Trail (log in to submit report)
Park	Bays Mountain Park
Land Owner	City of Kingsport
Located	Kingsport, TennesseeLocation inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	Signs
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	60 min1 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br /> round trip
Distance:	1.526 mi2.456 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 3.8 mi6.115 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	Segment
Low / High Point	1,844 ft614.667 Yards <br />562.051 Meters <br /> / 2,155 Ft718.333 Yards <br />656.844 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	460 Ft140.208 Meters <br /> / (474 Ft144.475 Meters <br />) – East-to-West
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	No hikes logged yet
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	31 trails / 38.5 mi of trail
Parking	36° 30' 31.75" N, 82° 36' 34.38" W Map
Trailhead	36° 29' 51.96" N, 82° 38' 33.73" W Map
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Trail Overview

Located in Bays Mountain Park. Trail between Front Hollow Road and Back Hollow Road. Lots of spring wildflowers on northern side in the shaded hollow.

How to get there

The trail is not directly accessible from the main parking lot. Cross the dam and take either Follow Lake Road to Front Hollow Road until reaching trail sign or Lake Road to Feagins Gap and onto Back Hollow Road until old homestead is seen.

Route Description

A 0.7 mile connecting trail between the "Hollow" roads.

This trail has connections to Back Hollow Road, Pretty Ridge Trail, Cherry Knobs, and Front Hollow Road.

Miles	Cross Ridges Trail	Miles	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Front Hollow Road	0.7	1730
0.2	Junction with Cherry Knobs	0.5	1840
0.65	Creek crossing with no bridge	0.05
0.7	Junction at Back Hollow Road and Pretty Ridge Trail at former "Bill Simpson" homestead	0.0	1672

Back Hollow Road continues towards Feagins Gap from right and behind the abandoned cabin. Pretty Ridge Trail has an unlabeled post, but heads uphill from left of the cabin. A fallen pine tree was partially covering this junction.

Typical Conditions

Much lesser used trail. As of 2015, trail is cleaned up and most blowdowns removed. The two remaining are easy to step over.

Regulations

NO BIKES! And too much trouble with all of the blowdowns anyway.

Misc. Information

Many spring wildflowers seen in April. Check out the gallery below.

Photos

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  Trail ends just past "Bill Simpson" barn

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  Bill Simpson Cabin

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Wildflower Gallery - mid-April 2011

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  Dwarf Violet Iris more info

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  Fire Pink more info

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  Yellow Leafcup more info

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  Star Chickweed more info

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  Wild Geranium more info

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  Sweet White Violet more info