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Sinking Waters Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Warriors' Path State Park/Tennessee

Sinking Waters Trail

Kingsport, Tennessee

2.0 mi

Distance

571 ft

Elev. Gain

51m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sinking Waters Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:416 ft
Max:495 ft
Gain:174 ft
Loss:174 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 416 ft and 495 ft across 2.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.416 ft442 ft469 ft495 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi452 ft
High point0.3 mi495 ft
End2.0 mi452 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Verify before you go

Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Kingsport, TN · in or next to town
County:
Sullivan County, TN
Jurisdiction:
Warriors' Path State Park · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(423) 239-8531
  • Address:490 Hemlock Road, Kingsport, TN 37663 · TN
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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