Estimated Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Laurel Run Park
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: Yes
Features: Waterfalls (2)
Crowds: High
Warnings: The rocks around waterfalls are slippery. There is one crossing of Laurel Run that will be a wade in high water. The path to the falls is overgrown and narrow.
Trailhead GPS: 36.49661,-82.68050
Waterfall GPS: 36.48631,-82.67109
Directions:
From Kingsport, head south on US-11 west for about 8 miles and turn left on Goshen Valley Road and cross Holston River. In 0.9 miles, turn right on River Road and continue another 2 miles. Turn left on Laurel Run Park Road to enter the park and go another mile to the parking area.
Map:
Hike Description:
Head past the restrooms and picnic area to pick up Laurel Run Trail, which follows its namesake upstream. At 0.6 miles, come to a crossing of Laurel Fork, which will be a wade in high water.
At 0.8 miles, pass Laurel Run Falls and some nice cascades above it.
Right after this point, the trail turns left and heads up. Get off the trail at this point and cross Kiner Creek. Right after crossing, turn left to follow an overgrown path up the creek on river-left. There are some nice cascades along the creek.
In under a quarter-mile, the path ends at Kiner Creek Falls.
It's an overhanging waterfall and you can walk behind it.
Here's a video of the falls.
Blog Entries:
28-May-2022: Backbone Rock
External Links:
Hawkins County website: https://www.hawkinscountytn.gov/parks.html
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