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| Image Name = Roan_High_Bluff_Overlook.jpg | |||
| City = Roan Mountain | |||
| State = Tennessee | |||
| Marking = Yellow | |||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Dogs}} | |||
| Difficulty Rating = Easy | |||
| Hike Time = 1.25 | |||
| Distance = 2.4 | |||
| Elevation Gain = 110 | |||
| High Point = 6270 | |||
| Latitude = 36.104285 | |||
| Longitude = -82.133195 | |||
| Medical = Bakersville, NC | |||
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| Date reviewed = | | Date reviewed = 10/24/2015 | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
<!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | <!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? --> | ||
The yellow-blazed Cloudland Trail (Forest Service Trail 1000) starts at the western end of the parking lot. | The yellow-blazed Cloudland Trail (Forest Service Trail 1000) starts at the western end of the parking lot. Enter the evergreen forest crossing the gravel road twice. At roughly 0.7 miles, there is a picnic area. After 0.9 miles, the trail begins to climb up Roan High Bluff to reach a wood overlook platform with half circle views. | ||
Alternatively, park at the second road crossing to cut the hike to Roan High Bluff overlook to 0.7 mile. | |||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
<!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.--> | <!-- Please list any Fees, Permits, Regulations, etc. that may be required on this trail.--> | ||
Access to the [[Rhododendron Gardens]] is typically limited to mid-May through September with a $3 day use fee per car | Access to the [[Rhododendron Gardens]] is typically limited to mid-May through September with a $3 day use fee per car. | ||
== After the Hike == | == After the Hike == | ||
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The northern end of the first parking lot was where the Cloudland Hotel, first built in 1877, sat – offering a summer destination to escape the lowland heat. It was closed in 1914. | The northern end of the first parking lot was where the Cloudland Hotel, first built in 1877, sat – offering a summer destination to escape the lowland heat. It was closed in 1914. | ||
Forest Service website for Cloudland Trail [ | Forest Service website for Cloudland Trail [http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110811&ttype=recarea&recid=48630&actid=63&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110360000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&cid=null&pname=Pisgah+National+Forest+-+Cloudland+Trail+%23+1000] | ||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. --> | <!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. --> | ||
<display_map type="terrain" height="600" width="90%" gkml=" | <display_map type="terrain" height="600" width="90%" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Cloudland_Trail.kml"> | ||
36.104285,-82.133195~Trailhead at parking lot~ ~MarkerG.png | 36.104285,-82.133195~Trailhead at parking lot~ ~MarkerG.png | ||