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{{Trail
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|Banner Image=File:Roan Forest Road and Turkey Trot.jpg
{{Infobox Trail
|Trail Highlight=Connects the cabins to the trail artery Forest Road
| Image Name = Roan Turkey Trot sign.jpg
|Park=Roan Mountain State Park
| Park = Roan Mountain State Park
|Trail Marking=Red
| City = Roan Mountain
|Trail Use=Hiking
| State = Tennessee
|Difficulty Rating=Medium
| Marking = Red
|Hike Time=20 min
| Trail Use = {{Dogs}} {{Hike}}
|Trail Distance=0.4090 mi
| Difficulty Rating = Easy
|Round Trip Distance=0.8 mi
| Hike Time = 20 Min
|Trail Type=Segment
| Round Trip Distance = 0.88 Mi
|High Point=3,090 ft
| Trail Distance = 0.44 Mi
|Low Point=2,887 ft
| Trail Type = Segment
|Elevation Gain=200 ft
| Elevation Gain = 407 Ft
|Elevation Loss=0 ft
| Elevation Loss = -192 Ft
|Elevation Change Direction=South-to-North
| High Point = 3,312 Ft
|Parking location=36.16735, -82.09421
| Parking coords = 36.167352,-82.094209
|Trailhead location=36.16735, -82.09421
| Trailhead coords = 36.167352,-82.094209
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN
}}
}}
{{Trail Map|Other Trails=Forest Road}}
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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. -->
This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system and can be used as part of a circuit from the campground or the cabins using one of the many access trails along this and [[Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]].
This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system and can be used as part of a circuit from the campground or the cabins using one of the many access trails along this and [[Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]].


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== Route Description==
== Route Description==
[[File:Turkey trot profile.png|thumb|right]]A spur off of [[Trail connects to::Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]]. Likely use is for cabin renters to get to the Forest Road Trail to for options of making it to the Visitor's Center, [[Raven Rock]], or for the really adventurous the [[Chestnut Ridge|Miller Homestead]].
<!-- Detailed description of the route. Is there any side trails that are worth traveling? -->
A spur off of [[Trail connects to::Forest Road|Forest Road Trail]].  


== 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?  -->
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.   
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.   
== Misc. Information ==
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== Maps ==
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. -->
Turkey Trot Trail is shown below in its blaze color red.
<display_map center="36.166706,-82.093970" type="terrain" zoom="16" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Turkey_Trot_Trail.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Forest_Road_Trail.kml">
</display_map>


== Photos ==
== Photos ==
{{Park trail gallery|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}
<gallery>
{{Map Marker
<!-- Place any pictures from this trail below. Ideally we would have a picture of the trailhead to help people know when they found it -->
|Icon Type=Trail sign
<!-- Add a picture by typing Image:imagename.extension  -->
|Marker Title=Intersection with Forest Road Trail
Image:Roan Forest Road and Turkey Trot.jpg|Intersection of Forest Road and Turkey Trot Trails
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan Forest Road and Turkey Trot.jpg|150px|Intersection of Forest Road and Turkey Trot Trails]]
Image:Roan Mystery Mountain Trail Monster.jpg|Mystery Mountain Trail Monster
|Marker Location=36.169924,-82.092525
Image:Roan Turkey Trot Trail.jpg|View of the trail
}}
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{{Map Marker
</gallery>
|Icon Type=Trail sign
 
|Marker Title=Unknown trail intersection
<!-- Finally add the trail to any Categories it should belong to. -->
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan Turkey Trot sign.jpg|150px|mid-trail sign]]
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] [[Category:No Trail KML]] [[Category:Stub]]
|Marker Location=36.168618,-82.095173
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Point of interest
|Marker Title=Trail terminus at cabins
|Marker Location=36.167352,-82.094209
}}
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