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{{Trail
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|Banner Image=File:Blue 2 View.jpg
{{Infobox Trail
|Trail Highlight=One of the two trail mountain bike system at the park
| Image Name = Placeholder.gif
|Park=Roan Mountain State Park
| Park = Roan Mountain State Parke
|Trail Marking=Blue
| City = Roan Mountain
|Trail Use=Hiking, Biking
| State = Tennessee
|Trail Features=Vistas
| Marking = Blue
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}}
|Hike Time=1 hour
| Difficulty Rating = Medium
|Trail Distance=1.507 mi
| Hike Time = 1 Hour
|Round Trip Distance=2.0 mi
| Round Trip Distance = 1.4 Miles
|Trail Type=Loop
| Trail Distance = 1.4 Miles
|High Point=3,025 ft
| Trail Type = Loop
|Low Point=2,850 ft
| Elevation Gain =  
|Elevation Gain=146 ft
| Elevation Loss =  
|Elevation Loss=216 ft
| High Point =  
|Elevation Change Direction=Clockwise
| Latitude = OBSOLETE - Latitude location of parking location in decimal format
|Parking location=36.16787, -82.09697
| Longitude = OBSOLETE - Longitude location of parking location in decimal format
|Trailhead location=36.16787, -82.09697
| Parking coords = 36.166706,-82.098770
| Trailhead coords = 36.166706,-82.098770
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN
}}
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)}}
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
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This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system and along with [[Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)|Ridge Top]] constitutes the Mountain Bike Trails of Roan Mountain State Park
This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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From the [[Roan Mountain State Park|Visitor's Center]]:
From Johnson City (I-26 Exit 24):
#Take TN143 South into the park
#Take TN67/US321 over to Elizabethton (about eight miles).
#Past the picnic area with the bathrooms with the 'π' windows, immediately before the Doe River bridge park at the lot on your right, if you pass the cabin entrance on your left, you have gone too far.
#Turn right/south at traffic light for TN37/US19E/US321 and travel for 17 miles.
#Turn right/south for TN143 for five miles to park visitors center.
#Trailheads are in several places around the park.
GPS address is 1015 Hwy 143 Roan Mountain, TN 37687.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==
[[File:Blue 2 profile.png|thumb|right]]
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Hike begins just past the parking lot heading into the woods. Note that on my trip I could not find the "official" Blue 2 route as I couldn't find the loop connector. The "clear" trail was to hike out on [[Trail connects to::Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)|Ridge Top]] and return on Blue 2.  
A small "system" of trails offering loops to explore.


== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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The trails are fairly well maintained and blazed fairly clearly with the exception of the Ridge Top connector. As I now recall, it may have been blazed blue as well.
Being a TN state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in good condition.  Some of the trail sections are steep, thus can be slippery after a rain. 
 
==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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== Misc. Information ==
== Misc. Information ==
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A foundation was found along the trail along with the occasional fence post. No information about the history of this structure is known, but other than the Miller Homestead, the only signs of past lives within the park that I have found.
 
== After the Hike ==
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After a hike, check out Bob's Dairyland back down in Roan Mountain.
 
== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.166706,-82.098770" type="terrain" zoom="14" width="auto" height="550">
</display_map>


== Photos ==
== Photos ==
{{Park trail gallery|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}
<gallery>
{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Parking
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|Marker Title=Parking
Image:placeholder.jpg|caption
|Marker Description=[[Image:Blue 2 Trail Head.jpg|150px|Trail head sign]]
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|Marker Location=36.167866,-82.096965
</gallery>
}}
 
{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Old structure
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] [[Category:No Trail KML]] [[Category:Stub]]
|Marker Title=Old foundation
|Marker Description=[[Image:Blue 2 Foundation.jpg|150px|Foundation]]
|Marker Location=36.167498,-82.097859
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Trail sign
|Marker Title=Trail head with [[Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)|Ridge Top]]
|Marker Description=Ridge Top to the left, Blue 2 right
|Marker Location=36.167416,-82.098804
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Trail bridge
|Marker Title=Stream bridge crossing
|Marker Location=36.167815,-82.099400
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Trail bridge
|Marker Title=Stream bridge crossing
|Marker Location=36.167007,-82.101748
}}
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