Coontree Loop Trail Map

Route of the Coontree Loop Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...

Coontree Loop Trail Map

Route of the Coontree Loop Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...

Coontree Picnic Area Trailhead -- 2,250'

The trailhead for the Coontree Loop is the Coontree Picnic Area, which is located along US-276 about 3/4-mile south of Looking Glass Falls...

Coontree Picnic Area Trailhead -- 2,250'

The trail itself begins just across the highway from the south entrance to the picnic area...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,250'

Starting the Coontree Loop...the trail as it enters the forest from US-276...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,260'

Hill cane covers the ground all around as the trail heads out...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,280'

This first section is pretty much flat as the trail crosses the floodplain alongside Coontree Creek...

Coontree Creek -- 2,280'

Pulling up alongside the stream from which the trail gets its name...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,300'

Before long the trail decides to jump Coontree Creek via this old but sturdy log bridge...

Coontree Creek -- 2,300'

Looking upstream from the log bridge in the previous shot...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,320'

Not far beyond the bridge is the point where the loop portion of the Coontree Loop begins. Right or left doesn't really matter here from a energy standpoint. In this album we'll go right to do the loop counterclockwise...

Coontree Loop Trail -- 2,320'

The trail as it begins if heading counterclockwise...