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Hurricane Gap Road (TN-FSR31)

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 3.5 (2)
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  2. TN
  3. …Eastern TN
  4. Lanceville
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“Gravel road that connects Paint Creek Campground to the Rich Mountain Fire Tower. ”

Marc Upton
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5.4

Miles

8.7

KM
Doubletrack

3,051' 930 m

High

1,740' 530 m

Low

1,482' 452 m

Up

170' 52 m

Down

6%

Avg Grade (3°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Allowed

Description

A very nice, well maintained gravel road that connects the Paint Creek Recreation Area campground to the Rich Mountain Look-Out (TN-FSR467A) road. This road has a very steep grade leaving the campground and is old pavement for about a 1/4 mile. After this it turns into gravel.

Contacts

Local Club: SORBA - Tri-Cities

Jun 4, 2025: SORBA Tri-Cities Wins Pinnacle Award

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

Shared By:

Marc Upton with improvements by Glint Gossamer
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  3.5 from 2 votes

#5

in Lanceville

#23709

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#5

in Lanceville

#492

in Tennessee

#23,709

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Historical railraod display at Paint Creek Recreation Area.
Oct 5, 2020 near Greenev…, TN

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