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190121 - Fort Loudoun State Park Loop

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Trail stats

Distance
3.94 mi
Elevation gain
390 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
390 ft
Max elevation
978 ft
TrailRank 
40
Min elevation
819 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 11 minutes
Time
one hour 15 minutes
Coordinates
1099
Uploaded
January 21, 2019
Recorded
January 2019
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near Fort Loudon, Tennessee (United States)

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Itinerary description

Fort Loudoun State Park.

Island state park with a Museum and rebuilt pre-revolutionary fort. Plenty of parking at the visitor center and the picnic area. Two main hiking loops that generally follow the island perimeter.

Followed the Ridgetop Loop Trail and Meadow Loop Trail, and added the Lost Shoe Loop spur. Pretty easy woodsy trail, well maintained. Even though it is well marked, we still missed a junction between Ridgetop and Meadow loops (too busy looking at a bench), so around half mile of the recorded trail is on the paved Fort Loudoun Road.

(We also spent around 30 minutes checking out the rebuilt fort, would have been great for my boys when they were 10-12 years old.)

Waypoints

PictographMuseum Altitude 820 ft
Photo ofVisitor Center & Museum

Visitor Center & Museum

The historic fort is just beyond the visitor center as well. No fees.

PictographIntersection Altitude 843 ft
Photo ofRidgetop Loop Trail and Map at Kiosk #2

Ridgetop Loop Trail and Map at Kiosk #2

PictographIntersection Altitude 850 ft
Photo ofMeadow Loop Trail intersection

Meadow Loop Trail intersection

PictographPhoto Altitude 876 ft
Photo ofThe Meadow

The Meadow

PictographWaypoint Altitude 853 ft
Photo ofDistance Markers (every 1/2 mile)

Distance Markers (every 1/2 mile)

PictographIntersection Altitude 873 ft
Photo ofLost Shoe Loop intersection

Lost Shoe Loop intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 873 ft
Photo ofRidgetop Loop Trail and Map at Kiosk #1

Ridgetop Loop Trail and Map at Kiosk #1

PictographPicnic Altitude 866 ft
Photo ofPicnic Area

Picnic Area

PictographFauna Altitude 840 ft
Photo ofDeer sighting

Deer sighting

Three deer bounding along ... one on far right of picture

PictographRiver Altitude 823 ft
Photo ofDock on the river

Dock on the river

PictographCastle Altitude 807 ft
Photo ofView of the Fort from the dock

View of the Fort from the dock

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