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FS Road 5081

 2.7 (3)
  1. Areas
  2. TN
  3. …Eastern TN
  4. …Elizabethon
  5. Griffith Branch/Stoney Creek
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5.5 Miles 8.9 Kilometers


Doubletrack

1,719' 524 m

Ascent

-256' -78 m

Descent

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

21%

Max Grade (12°)

3,421' 1,043 m

High

1,880' 573 m

Low

Shared By Sean Wiggins

Conditions

All Clear 65 days ago
Mostly Dry: It’s a forest road. History
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“The main access to all the trails in the Griffith Branch area.”

— Sean Wiggins
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Dogs Unknown

Features -none-

Need to Know

Griffith Branch trailhead can be easily passed. Keep a careful lookout for the small brown sign in between two sections of private property. This area is used by equestrians and hikers, please be courteous and obey the rules of the trail.

Description

This is a long steady climb that accesses a variety of trails on Holston Mountain. As of the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, logging is being done in the area so the road can get sloppy at times.

Contacts

Local Club: SORBA - Tri-Cities

Sep 17, 2018: SORBA Tri-Cities 2018/19 Trek Member Benefits

Sep 11, 2018: Dirty Thursday Ride at Tannery Knobs and Pint Night (9/13)!

Sep 1, 2018: NEW SORBA TRI-CITIES JERSEYS! ORDER BY MIDNIGHT (CST) SEPT 16TH!

Land Manager: USFS - Cherokee National Forest - Nolichuky-Unaka Ranger Station

Oct 31, 2018: Tellico River Road Work

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Sep 12, 2018
SS Minox
Bear fall out of tree, ripping bark off as it did the fireman slide. Disc brakes don’t howl enough on climbs to alert the sleepy afternoon bears.

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Stewarded by SORBA - Tri-Cities
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Trail Ratings

  2.7 from 3 votes

#5

in Griffith Branch/Stoney Creek

#22617

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in Griffith Branch/Stoney…

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in Tennessee

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