Roaring Branch Trail

File:* Trail Name Roaring Branch Trail Nearest City Big Stone Gap/Appalachia State Virginia Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Hiking Time 77 Hours <br />0.438 Days <br />420 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 77 mi <br />11.265 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 14001,400 Feet <br />426.72 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point *"*" is not a number. Nearest Medical *, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"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":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.883949999999998681232682429254055023193359375,"lon":-82.7881000000000000227373675443232059478759765625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Falls and several stream crossings

How to get there

1. Take US23 to Big Stone Gap.
2. Take the exit onto Gilley Avenue into town for couple miles.
3. Turn right on 5th Street and drive thru town.
4. Street becomes Roaring Branch Road.

Park along road by trail sign.

Route Description

An old road beginning at the end of the pavement in the campground is the trailhead.