John Tomko Trail

Trip date	2024-05-07
Trails	John Tomko Trail
Hike Duration
Hike Length
Number of people	2
Reported By	Property "Reported By" (as page type) with input value "User:" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
Wiki Users on Hike
TEHCC Organized?	No
Share in Newsletter?	No
Trail Condition
Water Abundance
Trail Comment
Hike Comment
Trip Report Tags

Upload KML

Date	Trail(s)	Hike Distance	# of Hikers	Tags	Reported By
17-Nov-2018	The Channels Natural Area Preserve, Trail Test	3 mi	16		Tim
	Comment: Pack 348 Den Webelos were out!
17-Nov-2018	The Channels Natural Area Preserve	3 mi	16	Pack 348 Scout Hike	Tim
	Comment: It was a family and Cub Scout pack 348 Webelos Den outing. Plans to return in the spring.
17-Nov-2018	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Saturday dog hike. Came in from golf course and did wetlands and Meadow loops.
17-Nov-2018	The Channels Natural Area Preserve	3 mi	16	Pack 348 Scout Hike	Tim
	Comment: It was a family and Cub Scout pack 348 Webelos Den outing. Plans to return in the spring.
17-Nov-2018	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Saturday dog hike. Came in from golf course and did wetlands and Meadow loops.
08-Dec-2018	Darwin's Revenge Warriors' Path State Park	2.19 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Weekend Daybreak Dog Hike.
08-Dec-2018	Darwin's Revenge Warriors' Path State Park	2.19 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Weekend Daybreak Dog Hike.
09-Dec-2018	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	3.78 mi	2	Dogs, Snow Covered, Snowshoes	Tim
	Comment: Jamie, Beetle, and I walked from the house to the trailhead for a snow flocked hike. Despite the ominous cracks of snow laden coniferous trees and even witnessing a small set fall, we proceeded forwar...more
15-Dec-2018	Fall Creek Loop, Devil's Backbone Warriors' Path State Park	3 mi	6	Dogs, Family	Tim
	Comment: Weekend WPSP hike with dogs. This time with the family. Carrie went over the backbone hump while the rest went through the golf course to the trail. The cabin is now down. It appears due to the snow a...more
21-Dec-2018	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	3 mi	6	Dogs, Family	Tim
	Comment: Came in from the bridge area over the golf course.
12-Jan-2019	Margarette Falls	2.6 mi	7	Family, TEHCC	Tim
	Comment: TEHCC hike. Only one show.
19-Jan-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.23 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Weekend dog hike!
26-Jan-2019	Whitetail Loop Warriors' Path State Park	3.72 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Weekend hike with the dogs
02-Feb-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.8 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike, Dogs	Tim
	Comment: Weekend daybreak hike with dogs
06-Apr-2019	Darwin's Revenge Warriors' Path State Park	1.7 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Weekend dog hike
06-Apr-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.9 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Saw a turtle
13-Jul-2019	Boneyard Warriors' Path State Park	2.92 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Dog daybreak hike!
12-Oct-2019	Whitetail Loop, Magic Carpet Ride, Rock City, Ridge Top (Warriors Path State Park) Warriors' Path State Park	3.1 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Daybreak dog hike
26-Oct-2019	Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park), Back Hollow Road Bays Mountain Park	2.6 mi	20	Backpacking, Pack 348 Scout Hike, Troop 48	Tim
	Comment: Hike was a beginner backpacking for scouts (and soon to be scouts) of Troop 48.
27-Oct-2019	Pretty Ridge Trail, Back Hollow Road, Laurel Run Trail, Kiner Hollow Trail Bays Mountain Park	3.7 mi	20	Backpacking, Pack 348 Scout Hike, Troop 48	Tim
	Comment: Second day of Troop 48 Beginner's Backpack. The kids and I took off early to ensure meeting a pre-arranged pick up.
27-Oct-2019	Lakeside Trail, River Mountain Road, Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park), Fire Tower Trail, Indian Pipes Trail, Laurel Run Trail, Kiner Hollow Trail, Barred Owl Trail Bays Mountain Park	7.44 mi	1	Backpacking, Pack 348 Scout Hike, Troop 48	Tim
	Comment: Instead of shuttling for a couple of hours I hiked back to my car after backing packing with the scouts
10-Nov-2019	Darwin's Revenge Warriors' Path State Park	2.19 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: With the ladies
16-Nov-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.6 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Morning hike
24-Nov-2019	Boneyard Warriors' Path State Park	2.92 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Daybreak with the dogs (got rained out on Saturday)
01-Dec-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.8 mi	2	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Got a little bit of late start. The sinkhole was filled up. Water level was high enough that the main part of the wetlands area was draining into the Black Walnut Hole. Threw some black walnuts in any...more
13-Dec-2019	Holston Bluffs Warriors' Path State Park	1 mi	15	Marty Hike, Night Hike, TN State Park Event	Tim
	Comment: Park hike event
15-Dec-2019	Whitetail Loop, Rock City Warriors' Path State Park	3.2 mi	2	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Hike with the dogs
22-Dec-2019	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	3 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: One of the latest mornings of the year.
28-Dec-2019	Lake Road (Warriors Path State Park), Boneyard, Boneyard Connector Warriors' Path State Park	2.92 mi	6	Dogs, Family, GPS Logged	Tim
	Comment: Family hike on a beautiful day. Also logged this hike for an update GPS track, waypoints, and photos.
29-Dec-2019	Lake Road (Warriors Path State Park), Pawpaw, Pawpaw Connector, Whitetail Loop, Zipline, Boneyard Connector Warriors' Path State Park	4.6 mi	2	Daybreak Dog Hike, GPS Logged	Tim
	Comment: Had a buddy on this Daybreak Dog Hike. Trying to GPS log some hikes, paid attention and did Whitetail loop, pawpaw, Lake Road, and Zipline as drawn. Yet rarely ever hiked that way previously by me. Tr...more
01-Jan-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	3.09 mi	2	Daybreak Dog Hike, First Day Hike	Tim
	Comment: Special Daybreak Dog Hike, Zoinks! birthday! Big 11 for a great dane. Elliott came along for this New Year's Day Hike
04-Jan-2020	Darwin's Revenge, Darwin's Connector Warriors' Path State Park	2.19 mi	2	Birthday, Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Birthday hike with my buddy. Triple logged with iOS Gaia, eTrex 10, and Forerunner 305
11-Jan-2020	Devil's Backbone Warriors' Path State Park	2.735 mi	6	Daybreak Dog Hike, Family	Tim
	Comment: Family hike!
01-Feb-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	3.09 mi	2	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment:
08-Feb-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.2 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Water was just under the boardwalk.
22-Feb-2020	Laurel Run Trail Bays Mountain Park	1.98 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: A beautiful cool day for a hike. The recent rain and now made the falls very full. There were icicles near the falls and along the trail as well.
29-Feb-2020	Darwin's Revenge Warriors' Path State Park	2.2 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike, Snow Covered	Tim
	Comment: Out with the pups on a snowy morning.
29-Feb-2020	Fall Creek Loop Warriors' Path State Park	0.92 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Great short hike with a little snow cover.
29-Feb-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.14 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Great hike in the snowy morning.
01-Mar-2020	Bays Mountain Road Bays Mountain Park	4.2 mi	1		ManleyHikes
	Comment:
08-Mar-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.7 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Beautiful sunrise on a “late” day.
15-Mar-2020	Lakeside Trail, Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park), Hemlock Trail, Holly Trail Bays Mountain Park	2.2 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Lake and creaks were all looking good.
21-Mar-2020	Chestnut Trail Bays Mountain Park	2.98 mi	1		ManleyHikes
	Comment:
21-Mar-2020	River Mountain Road Bays Mountain Park	6.64 mi	2		ManleyHikes
	Comment:
21-Mar-2020	Fire Tower Trail Bays Mountain Park	4.2 mi	2		ManleyHikes
	Comment:
22-Mar-2020	Brumley Mountain Trail The Channels Natural Area Preserve	7.3 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Wonderful hike with great views, and features.
25-Apr-2020	Sinking Waters Warriors' Path State Park	2.5 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike, Free At Last	Tim
	Comment: Return to the daybreak dog hikes
03-May-2020	Azalea, Bays Mountain Road, Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park) Bays Mountain Park	3.8 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Great hike to the antenna. Uphill for sure. Great lookout over Downtown Kingsport a little off the trail when you get to the top.
11-May-2020	Fall Creek Loop, Devil's Backbone Warriors' Path State Park	4 mi	2		Jshumaker
	Comment: Took a little spur trail off to see if there was a connection to the mountain bike trails. Was great cool weather for a hike.
24-May-2020	Lakeshore, Lake Hollow, Connector, Riverbank Warriors' Path State Park	1.6 mi	1	Daybreak Dog Hike	Tim
	Comment: Trails were clear... further results

Trail Name John Tomko Trail Park Persimmon Ridge Park Nearest City Jonesborough State Tennessee Trail Marking Unknown Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 0.650.65 mi <br />1.046 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 198198 Feet <br />60.35 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 19771,977 Feet <br />659 Yards <br />602.59 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Johnson City, TN 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":36.28824999999999789679350215010344982147216796875,"lon":-82.498369999999994206518749706447124481201171875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Persimmon Ridge Park. A ridgeline hike through second generation hardwoods with gap view at powerline down at Wetlands water park.

How to get there

Driving direction on main park page. Parking for the main trailhead is located at the ballfields. Follow the gravel roadway along Field #1 until it takes a sharp left turn. This is the access road to the water tower. John's trail is on right at a post which used to have a sign.

Route Description

Miles	John Tomko Trail	Miles	Elevation
0.0	Eastern trailhead	0.65	1781
0.45	Intersect gravel road which heads to water tank	0.20	1910
0.65	Western trailhead up at water tank	0.00	1971

Typical Conditions

Hard dirt trail. Missing signage at actual trail - would be great at gravel road. Someone has removed several blowdowns, but trail had to be slightly rerouted a four trunk pile. Also a weed trimmer might have been used to clear ground weeds. Lots of trimming needed today at shoulder level to have a readily passable path.

Regulations

No Bicycles -Hiking and Bushcraft welcome

Misc. Information

The trail is named after John Tomko, who led its construction for his Eagle Scout project. Might have been part of Boy Scout Troop 39 (to be confirmed).

Maps

John Tomko Trail is shown as yellow line below. Water Hopkins Trail is green. Luke Carter Trail is red. Gravel access roads in blue.

Loading map...

{"type":"TERRAIN","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"700px","height":"550px","centre":{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.28750000000000142108547152020037174224853515625,"lon":-82.5049999999999954525264911353588104248046875,"icon":""},"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":15,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"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":["https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/PRP_Luke_Carter_Trail.kml","https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/PRP_Walter_Hopkins_Trail.kml","https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/PRP_John_Tomko_Trail.kml","https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/PRP_Gravel_Road.kml"],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEastern trailhead\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Eastern trailhead\n","link":"","lat":36.289343000000002348315319977700710296630859375,"lon":-82.5033020000000050231392378918826580047607421875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWestern trailhead\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Western trailhead\n","link":"","lat":36.2822249999999968395059113390743732452392578125,"lon":-82.5087209999999942056092550046741962432861328125,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParking at ballfields\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Parking at ballfields\n","link":"","lat":36.29001000000000232148522627539932727813720703125,"lon":-82.5012310000000042009560274891555309295654296875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerA.png"}]}

Photos

• 

  City water tank at top of trail

• 

  Trail diverted around blowdowns