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Millstone
Mountain
Difficulty Rating - Easy/Moderate/Severe
Moderate. Good-sized hills in the middle.
Asphalt/gravel surface.
Directions to start
From Knoxville or Nashville, TN
Take I-40
to exit 338, Westel Rd/Rockwood
Turn
NORTH & go passed the BP Station
Check
Odometer
Take
the First LEFT/West onto Mt Vernal Rd – NOT marked
Apx
1 mile from the BP is a large gravel road that turns RIGHT/North off of Mt
Vernal Rd. This is the staging
area. We will be running on Mt.
Vernal Rd. Do NOT block the
driveway.
Route
10 miles - Mostly paved & gravel runs uphill the
middle 5
miles.
16 miles - At the cemetery turn-around you would just keep going for 3 miles on
very rough unfinished roads. Out and back would add 6 miles to total
above.
START
Mt Vernal Rd WEST apx 1.5 miles of relatively flat paved surfaces
that wind around Bow Waters clear cut forests. Vernal dead ends into Millstone Mtn Rd.
Mile
1.5-5
Turn RIGHT/North onto Millstone Mtn Rd. This is paved and hilly, gradual climbs up and down, 1 small
hill, than 2 medium hills, than 1 great big, huge hill at the end. There
are apx 5 clusters of houses – two sets of loose dogs that we could find.
Intimidated by shouting and cowbells and waving arms.
Mile
5
Beware-Game-Warden-Is-Watching Sign, the BIG hill, power lines, and a
cemetery at the top of the hill. LUNCH
Mile 6-10
Reverse Route
Alternative
Route - Quarry Overlook
For the brave of
heart, don't turn back at the cemetery but continue down Millstone Mountain Rd
to add 6 miles to total trip.
Mile
6-8
Sometimes SNOW-COVERED roads, frozen mud holes & the GORGEOUS overlook at
the Quarry. Public road that is
NOT well maintained for cars – perfectly fine for dogs, motorcycles,
& four-wheelers.
Mile 9-16
Reverse route.
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