Editing Chestnut Ridge

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{{Infobox Trail
 | Image Name = Roan view from Miller cemetery platform.jpg
 | Park = Roan Mountain State Park
 | City = Roan Mountain
 | State = Tennessee
 | Marking = Orange
 | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Biking}} {{Dogs}}
 | Difficulty Rating = Hard
 | Hike Time = 1.5 Hours
 | Round Trip Distance = 4.52 Miles
 | Trail Distance = 2.26 Miles
 | Trail Type = Segment
 | Elevation Gain = 626 Ft
 | Elevation Loss = -1,394 Ft
 | High Point = 3,767 Ft
 | Parking coords = 36.178777,-82.112637
 | Trailhead coords = 36.178268,-82.112341
 | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
}}
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== Trail Overview ==
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Chestnut Ridge Trail is the highest and steepest and therefore most challenging trail of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system. Offering the most remote and secluded hike within the park. Leave the Miller homestead imagining it's 100 years ago and you're a family member headed to town for some supplies. If you want to get away and not hear cars roaring by for a while, hike this trail. It's recommended to get shuttled or car pool to Miller Homestead parking lot to avoid the very long and steep ascent to return. Hike down to Forest Road Trail and continue to either the Visitor center to the left or head right and make your way back to the cabins or campground.

== How to get there ==
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From the park Visitor Center to begin at the Miller Homestead
#Drive south on 143
#Make the right turn to the signed Miller Homestead
#Follow the road up to the parking lot overlooking the homestead, or choose to drive a little farther to the cemetery and park
#Facing the overlook to the right of the cemetery, the trail begins to the left between the overlook and cemetery

== Route Description==
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The trail begins at Miller Homestead and heads east along Chestnut Ridge until it meets up with [[Trail connects to::Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]].

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Miles Out
!{{PAGENAME}}
!Miles Back
!Elevation (ft)
|- 
|0.0
|Trail head
|2.26
|3,680
|- 
|0.25
|Cemetery and lookout
|2.01
|3,750
|- 
|0.8
|2015 large blowdown, difficult passing
|1.46
|3,547
|- 
|1.06
|Walk along road trail on neighboring property
|1.20
|3,593
|- 
|1.34
|Steep descent - no stairs
|0.92
|3,544
|- 
|2.26
|Connection to Forest Road Trail
|0.0
|2,912
|}

== Typical Conditions ==
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A classic Appalachian hiking trail. You're up on a ridge, but the trees obscure 90% of the view to the surrounding mountains. A winter hike after the leaves have fallen would likely offer wonderful views. 

The typical foliage up top is mostly deciduous trees with a few pines. The middle layer is classic Roan Mountain rhododendron, and the ground cover seems to be predominated with ferns.

The trail is decently maintained and likely doesn't see much traffic. It's a fairly narrow trail in parts and the steep descent is lacking steps in most places. A hike up the ridge is likely very challenging.

== Misc. Information ==
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== Maps ==
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Chestnut Ridge is shown below in its blaze color of orange and its intersection with Forest Road Trail
<display_map center="36.178487,-82.099364" type="terrain" zoom="15" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Chestnut_Ridge_Trail.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Forest_Road_Trail.kml">
36.178777,-82.112637~Parking~ ~MarkerA.png
36.178268,-82.112341~Trail head~[[Image:Roan Chestnut Miller Trail head.jpg|150px|Trail head at Miller Homestead]]~MarkerG.png
36.180565,-82.110898~Cemetery~ ~MarkerN.png
36.180151,-82.110902~Viewing platform~[[Image:Roan view from Miller cemetery platform.jpg|150px|View from platform]]~MarkerE.png
36.173185,-82.090658~Junction with [[Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]]~[[Image:Roan intersection of Chestnut and Forest Road.jpg|150px|Intersection of Chestnut and Forest Road]]~MarkerG.png
</display_map>

== Photos ==
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Image:Roan Miller Homestead.jpg|Miller Homestead
Image:Mountains of the Roan highlands.jpg|Roan Highlands Horizon Map
Image:Roan Chestnut Miller Trail head.jpg|Trail head at Miller Homestead
Image:Roan intersection of Chestnut and Forest Road.jpg|Intersection of Chestnut and Forest Road
Image:Roan view from Miller cemetery platform.jpg|View from cemetery platform
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]]