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| Park = Roan Mountain State Park | |||
| City = Roan Mountain | |||
| State = Tennessee | |||
| Marking = Blue | |||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}} | |||
| Difficulty Rating = Medium | |||
| Hike Time = 1 Hour | |||
| Round Trip Distance = 2.0 Miles | |||
| Trail Distance = 1.56 Miles | |||
| Trail Type = Loop | |||
| Elevation Gain = 616 | |||
| Elevation Loss = -716 | |||
| High Point = 3,065 | |||
| Parking coords = 36.167866,-82.096965 | |||
| Trailhead coords = 36.167866,-82.096965 | |||
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN | |||
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| Detail route description = Yes | |||
| Photos = Yes | |||
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| Trail pins = Yes | |||
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| Date reviewed = 10/25/2015 | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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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:: | 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]] and return on Blue 2. | ||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== Maps == | |||
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Blue 2 shown in its blaze color light blue (similar to waterways on map). Ridge Top is shown in yellow for reference. Connector for loop is approximated as I did not see it on my hike and did the larger loop of Ridge Top. | |||
<display_map center="36.169431,-82.099729" type="terrain" zoom="16" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Blue_2.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Ridge_Top.kml"> | |||
36.167866,-82.096965~Parking~ ~MarkerA.png | |||
36.167498,-82.097859~Old foundation~ ~MarkerV.png | |||
36.167416,-82.098804~Trail head with [[Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)|Ridge Top]]~Ridge Top to the left, Blue 2 right~MarkerT.png | |||
36.167815,-82.099400~Stream bridge crossing~ ~MarkerL.png | |||
36.167007,-82.101748~Stream bridge crossing~ ~MarkerL.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] [[Category:No Trail KML]] [[Category:Stub]] | |||