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{{Infobox Trail | |||
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| Image Name = GrassyRidge_View.jpg | | Image Name = GrassyRidge_View.jpg | ||
| Trail No. = * | |||
| City = Roan Mountain | | City = Roan Mountain | ||
| State = Tennessee | | State = Tennessee | ||
| Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Camping}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}}{{Camping}} | ||
| Season = * | |||
| Difficulty Rating = Easy | | Difficulty Rating = Easy | ||
| Hike Time = 4 | | Hike Time = 4 | ||
| Distance = | | Distance = 5 | ||
| Elevation Gain = 650 | | Elevation Gain = 650 | ||
| High Point = 6,160 | | High Point = 6,160 | ||
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| Longitude = -82.110183 | | Longitude = -82.110183 | ||
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN | | Medical = Elizabethton, TN | ||
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36.10625,-82.110183,Carver's Gap | |||
36.1001,-82.080883,Grassy Ridge | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
<!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | <!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | ||
Spur trail | Spur trail of AT above Carver's Gap. Hike across balds by Catawba rhododendron (late June to September), pick huckleberries (August to mid-September), and reach the natural 360˚ view on the summit. | ||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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From Carver's Gap, take AT northbound up and over the balds. (Stay on the trail path!) | From Carver's Gap, take AT northbound up and over the balds. (Stay on the trail path!) See the goats (during summer months). A junction sign will show the spur trail up to Grassy Ridge, which climbs up an established rut (which can become a creek in the rain). Reach the rock outcropping at the summit. Read the dedication plaque to Cornelious Rex Peake. Have lunch. And then return by reverse route. | ||
== Typical Conditions == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
<!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | <!-- Typical conditions throughout the year of what to expect on the trail. Rocky, muddy, sandy, flowers, lots of downed trees? --> | ||
From the trailhead | From path from the trailhead over a couple of the balds has been specifically routed and hardened using gravel on geotextile. Stay on this path to avoid damage to the fragile landscape. Accessible year-around, thus can be snow covered trail in winter to summer rainshowers. High enough elevation to sometimes be "up in the clouds" as mist passed up and over the gap. | ||
==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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== After the Hike == | == After the Hike == | ||
<!-- Other things to check out while you're in the area. Restaurants, attractions, monuments, etc... --> | <!-- Other things to check out while you're in the area. Restaurants, attractions, monuments, etc... --> | ||
Ice cream at Bob's Dairyland back down in Roan Mountain, TN - yum. | |||
== Misc. Information == | == Misc. Information == | ||
<!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? --> | <!-- Enter any additional information that doesn't fit an any other fields. Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking? --> | ||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
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== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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Image:View_from_GrassyRidge.jpg|View back the way you came | Image:View_from_GrassyRidge.jpg|View back the way you came | ||
Image:Cornelious_Rex_Peake.jpg|Plaque dedicated to Cornelious Rex Peake | Image:Cornelious_Rex_Peake.jpg|Plaque dedicated to Cornelious Rex Peake | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category: | [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:North Carolina]] [[Category:Overlook]] [[Category:Easy]] [[Category:Hiking]] |