Riverside

Trail Name Riverside Park Roan Mountain State Park Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking White Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 60 Min1 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 1.18 Mi1.899 km <br /> / 0.59 Mi0.95 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation 101 Ft30.785 Meters <br /> / -166 Ft-50.597 Meters <br /> High Point 2,954 Ft984.667 Yards <br />900.379 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 9' 33.12" N, 82° 5' 58.69" W Trailhead 36° 9' 47.26" N, 82° 6' 0.19" W Nearest Medical Elizabethton, 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":36.15919900000000097861629910767078399658203125,"lon":-82.099636000000003832610673271119594573974609375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

One of the flattest and easiest trail within the Roan Mountain State Park trail system. A portion of this trail is handicap friendly including an accessible bridge from the shelter to the boardwalk through a portion of wetlands. It can also be used to connect between the park cabins and group camping or the regular campground.

How to get there

Leaving south on 143, the most direct access is at the shelter before the cabins. This access is mid-way through the trail.

Route Description

Beginning at a park shelter, this trail begins with either crossing the river for a short hike, or walking along the river until it meets Fred Behrend Trail.

Accessible from this trail is the Fred Behrend 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.

Maps

Riverside Trail is shown below in purple since maps don't allow the use of its blaze color white.

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Photos

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  Builders of the bridge

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  About the wetlands

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  Bridge to group campsites