Warriors’ Path State Park

Warriors’ Path State Park

Warriors' Path State Park Map

Researched and chronicled by Scott Jessee and Sandhi Kozsuch

Whether you are interested in the Clinchfield, CSX, or the 3Cs Railroads, Warriors’ Path State Park is the perfect destination for a railfan. The roadbed and active rail line of today and yesterday travel through the park. In several locations the two are only several hundred feet apart. Warriors’ Path also offers excellent camping, boating, golfing, hiking, tennis, soccer, a playground, disc golf, and many other activities.

The 3Cs has many visible large cuts, fills, and stone culverts. Several holes of the disc golf course is built on, or across the abandoned roadbed.

The active CSX/Clinchfield tracks have multiple vantage points for excellent railfanning and photography. Six to eight trains run per day.

Click here for the Google Interactive Map which will help you locate the railroads. Yellow represents the CSX/Clinchfield, Blue the 3Cs.

Use the numbers on the map for the 3Cs Guide below.

3Cs Roadbed Guide for Warriors’ Path

  • 1) Roadbed enters the park through the campground
  • 2) Large fill with stone culvert (see photo below)
  • 3) Main entrance road to the park uses the 3Cs grade for a short distance
  • 4) Many 3Cs cuts up on a high ridge, paralleling Hemlock Road, overlooking the lake
  • 5) Valley crossed with large CRR fill. 3Cs fills on either side of the valley. Timber bridge would have been built here. Disc golf hole #14 is between the 3Cs fills. (See photo below)
  • 6) Large cut between valley and Warrior Drive (see photo below)
  • 7) 3Cs and CRR/CSX cross Warrior Drive (see photo below). The 3Cs crossing is where the present metal park gates are located.
  • 8) Stone culvert under 3Cs fill (see photo below)
  • 9) 3Cs exits the park through large cut, now part of hole 4 of the disc golf course (see photo below)

3Cs and CRR/CSX Photos in Warriors’ Path State Park

Photo for #2 – 3Cs large fill and stone culvert

3Cs Railroad Stone Culvert - Warriors' Path State Park

Photo for #5 – Large valley with CRR/CSX fill and where a 3Cs timber trestle was planned

Valley is used for disc golf hole #14. 3Cs fills on both sides of disc golf.

Clinchfield and CSX Railroad at Warriors' Path State Park

Photo for #6 – 3Cs large cut near Warrior Drive

3Cs Railroad Cut near Warrior Drive Kingsport TN

Photo for #7 – Crossing of Warrior Drive for both 3Cs and CRR/CSX

Clinchfield and CSX mailine, and 3Cs railroad grade at Warriors' Path State Park

Photo for #8 – Stone culvert at bottom of fill

3Cs Railroad Stone Culvert at Warriors' Path State Park

Photo for #9 – Large 3Cs cut now used for disc golf hole #4

3Cs Railroad Grade at Warriors' Path State Park

For More Information – Sources and Resources

The following are excellent resources for those of you wanting to explore and learn more about the history and operation of the Appalachian Railroads. These sources of information also serve as reference and historical materials for Appalachian-Railroads.org. Much of the content on the website is verified across multiple sources.

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3Cs Websites

Appalachian-Railroads.org | Clinchfield.org | Southern-Railroads.org