Raven Rock

Raven Rock (log in to submit report)
Highlight	Easy(ish) hike from the campground to a view of the hollow
Park	Roan Mountain State Park
Located	Roan Mountain, TennesseeLocation inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	Red
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	1 hr0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> round trip
Distance:	0.9653 mi1.553 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 1.65 mi2.655 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	Segment
Low / High Point	2,990 ft996.667 Yards <br />911.352 Meters <br /> / 3,439 ft1,146.333 Yards <br />1,048.207 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	413 ft125.882 Meters <br /> / (441 ft134.417 Meters <br />) – South-to-North
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	No hikes logged yet
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	12 trails / 49.7 mi of trail
Parking	36° 9' 33.16" N, 82° 5' 58.60" W Map
Trailhead	36° 9' 35.35" N, 82° 5' 45.28" W Map
Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"100%","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":[""],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERaven Rock\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMain Parking Location\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Raven Rock\n","link":"","lat":36.159210000000001627995516173541545867919921875,"lon":-82.0996099999999984220266924239695072174072265625,"icon":""}]}
Show In Google Maps

Loading map...

{"format":"googlemaps3","type":"TERRAIN","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"limit":50,"offset":0,"link":"none","sort":[""],"order":[],"headers":"show","mainlabel":"","intro":"","outro":"","searchlabel":"... further results","default":"","import-annotation":false,"width":"auto","height":"600px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":false,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":true,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":["https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/images/Forest_Road.kml","https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/images/Raven_Rock.kml"],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"showtitle":false,"hidenamespace":true,"template":"Map Balloon Template","userparam":"","activeicon":"","pagelabel":false,"ajaxcoordproperty":"","ajaxquery":"","locations":[{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Forest_Road\" title=\"Forest Road\"\u003EForest Road\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3.22\u0026#160;Mi (5.19\u0026#160;km)\u003Cbr /\u003EDifficulty: Medium\u003Cbr /\u003EMarking: Purple\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.17607000000000283534973277710378170013427734375,"lon":-82.0797500000000042064129956997931003570556640625,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIntersection with Raven Rock Trail\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntersection with Raven Rock Trail\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16292800000000084992279880680143833160400390625,"lon":-82.0921309999999948558979667723178863525390625,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrail split\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETurn right/east to continue, street access to left\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16578200000000009595169103704392910003662109375,"lon":-82.0875840000000067675500758923590183258056640625,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnector to rear of cabins\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg\" class=\"image\" title=\"Mystery Mountain Trail Monster\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mystery Mountain Trail Monster\" src=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg/150px-Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg/225px-Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg 1.5x, /clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg/300px-Roan_Mystery_Mountain_Trail_Monster.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"576\" data-file-height=\"1024\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.1666450000000025966073735617101192474365234375,"lon":-82.0909589999999980136635713279247283935546875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrail split\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eunknown white left, Forest Road right\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.1722409999999996443875716067850589752197265625,"lon":-82.0916289999999975179889588616788387298583984375,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERiver swim spot\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrail splits, trail continues left/north, unknown other direction\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.1724099999999992860466591082513332366943359375,"lon":-82.0920430000000038717189454473555088043212890625,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerL.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETN143 Crossing\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETN143 Crossing\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.172866999999996551196090877056121826171875,"lon":-82.092025000000006684786058031022548675537109375,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerU.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELarge rock along trail\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELarge rock along trail\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.17062899999999814326656633056700229644775390625,"lon":-82.0925330000000030850060284137725830078125,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAccess to conference center\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStay on blazed trail\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16362600000000071531758294440805912017822265625,"lon":-82.0914020000000022037056623958051204681396484375,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELarge rock\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELarge rock\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16498399999999691090124542824923992156982421875,"lon":-82.088515000000001009539118967950344085693359375,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnect with Turkey Trot\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConnect with Turkey Trot\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16992400000000174031811184249818325042724609375,"lon":-82.092524999999994861354934982955455780029296875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAccess to park ranger office\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccess to park ranger office\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Forest Road","link":"","lat":36.16171299999999888541424297727644443511962890625,"lon":-82.0935869999999994206518749706447124481201171875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ERaven Rock\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E0.97\u0026#160;Mi (1.55\u0026#160;km)\u003Cbr /\u003EDifficulty: Medium\u003Cbr /\u003EMarking: Red\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Raven Rock","link":"","lat":36.15982000000000340378392138518393039703369140625,"lon":-82.09591000000000349245965480804443359375,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerT.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELarge rock over trail\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg\" class=\"image\" title=\"Large rock along the trail\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Large rock along the trail\" src=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg/150px-Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg/225px-Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg 1.5x, /clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg/300px-Roan_Raven_Rock_on_the_trail.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"1280\" data-file-height=\"960\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Raven Rock","link":"","lat":36.15977500000000333102434524334967136383056640625,"lon":-82.0937569999999965375536703504621982574462890625,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrail high point\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrail splits, proper way marked, unknown trail the other way\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Raven Rock","link":"","lat":36.15934299999999979036147124134004116058349609375,"lon":-82.092183000000005677065928466618061065673828125,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerG.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOverlook\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/wiki/File:Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg\" class=\"image\" title=\"View from the outlook\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"View from the outlook\" src=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg/150px-Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"/clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg/225px-Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg 1.5x, /clubwiki/images/thumb/Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg/300px-Roan_View_from_Raven_Rock.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"1280\" data-file-height=\"960\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Raven Rock","link":"","lat":36.16023700000000218324203160591423511505126953125,"lon":-82.0932719999999989113348419778048992156982421875,"icon":"/clubwiki/images/MarkerE.png"}]}

Download KML / Upload new version / KML File Page / Create Profile Chart / gpsvisualizer Map

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

From the Visitor's Center

1. Drive south on TN143
2. Park at the pool and tennis court parking lot on your right
3. The trail head is on the opposite side of the street from the turn off to the campground
4. Hike along the Forest Road Trail for ~0.5 miles and turn right at the sign for Raven Rock Trail

Route Description

An extension of Forest Road Trail leading to a high point lookout.

Route description based on starting from Forest Road Trail head near the campground

Miles Out	Raven Rock	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 Forest Road Trail.

Typical Conditions

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

• 

  Trail Profile

• 

  Large rock along the trail

• 

  Raven Rock view

Click here to upload an Image