Editing Raven Rock

{{Trail
|Banner Image=File:Roan View from Raven Rock.jpg
|Trail Highlight=Easy(ish) hike from the campground to a view of the hollow
|Park=Roan Mountain State Park
|Trail Marking=Red
|Trail Use=Hiking, Geocaching
|Trail Features=Vistas, Mountains
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
|Hike Time=1 hr
|Trail Distance=0.9653 mi
|Round Trip Distance=1.65 mi
|Trail Type=Segment
|High Point=3,439 ft
|Low Point=2,990 ft
|Elevation Gain=413 ft
|Elevation Loss=441 ft
|Elevation Change Direction=South-to-North
|Parking location=36.15921, -82.09961
|Trailhead location=36.15982, -82.09591
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Forest Road}}

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== Trail Overview ==
A fairly easy hike with a great lookout payoff. Use this trail as a destination or an excursion of a longer circuit using Forest Road Trail or other trails. With its proximity to the campground, anyone staying the night there should take the time for the hike and the view.

== How to get there ==
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From Johnson City (I-26 Exit 24):
#Take TN67/US321 over to Elizabethton (about eight miles).
#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==
[[File:Raven rock profile.png|thumb|right]]
An extension of [[Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]] leading to a high point lookout.

Route description based on starting from Forest Road Trail head near the campground
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Miles Out
!{{PAGENAME}}
!Miles Back
!Elevation (ft)
|- 
| -0.12
|Begin at Forest Road Trail near campground
|1.65
|2,940
|- 
|0.0
|Raven Rock Trail head
|1.53
|3,052
|- 
|0.31
|Pass large rock hanging over trail
|1.22
|3,279
|- 
|0.37
|Raven Rock Overlook
|1.16
|3,277
|- 
|0.48
|Trail high point
|1.05
|3,448
|- 
|1.02
|Re-connect with Forest Road Trail
|0.51
|3,043
|- 
|1.41
|Re-pass the initial Raven Rock trail head
|0.12
|3,052
|- 
|1.53
|Return to beginning
|0.0
|3,052
|}

This trail is only accessible from [[Trail connects to::Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]].

== Typical Conditions ==
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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.  

== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Point of interest
|Marker Title=Large rock over trail
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan Raven Rock on the trail.jpg|150px|Large rock along the trail]]
|Marker Location=36.159775,-82.093757
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Overlook
|Marker Title=Overlook
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan View from Raven Rock.jpg|150px|View from the outlook]]
|Marker Location=36.160237,-82.093272
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Point of interest
|Marker Title=Trail high point
|Marker Description=Trail splits, proper way marked, unknown trail the other way
|Marker Location=36.159343,-82.092183
}}