AT - Little Rock Knob

File:Little Rock Knob.jpg Trail Name AT - Little Rock Knob Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking AT White Rectangle Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 4.64.6 mi <br />7.403 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 900900 Feet <br />274.32 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 4,9504,950 Feet <br />1,650 Yards <br />1,508.76 Meters <br /> 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":36.136650000000003046807250939309597015380859375,"lon":-82.140929999999997335180523805320262908935546875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

--- Page being written 8/26/2012

Hike along the Appalachian Trail through hardwood forest to great views at Little Rock Knob (elevation 4918').

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN

1. Take I-26 south to Exit 24 for US-321/TN-67 toward Elizabethton.
2. Continue through Elizabethton and right at traffic light to stay on US-321 South.
3. At Hampton, stay on US19E as it veers right.
4. At Roan Mountain, turn right onto TN-143. Pass through Roan Mountain State Park.
5. After just over five miles, turn right onto Cove Creek Road.
6. Veer right after a mile to stay on Hughes Gap Road.
7. At the state line, there is a small (four car) pull-off on right.

(Alternatively at Steps 2-3, once just inside Elizabethton city limits, turn right on TN-362, then right again and follow Gap Creek Rd for 8 miles to US19E, thus bypassing around Elizabethton and Hampton.)

Route Description

Follow the white AT blazes southbound up and up, and then return. Pace was just over mile/hour going up and almost three mph coming back down.

Distance (mi)	Elevation (ft)	Feature
0.0	2,880	Trailhead at US19E
0.5		Campground at former Apple House Shelter
2.6	4,400	Trail reaches a rock overlook with view down into Elk River valley
3.0	4,560	Reach grassy field called Doll Flats
4.6		Exit woods at fence sty to begin ascending Houston Ridge up the bald
5.5	5,587	Summit Hump Mountain. Spin around to take in the views.

Typical Conditions

Maintained Appalachian Trail. Varies from excellent dirt tread to a very rock path to a deep groove up the bald. Can have water flowing down trail if the water bars are not functioning. Trekking poles were well used on the return trip to stabilize the descent.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permits or fees required. If camping, stay is the prearranged sites to minimize impact.

Maps

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.16" lon="-82.015" type="terrain" zoom="13" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/AT_US19E_to_Hump_Mtn.kml

(A) 36.177234,-82.01189 Parking at US19E (G) 36.1402,-82.01173 Hump Mountain (G) 36.15227,-82.01147 Doll Flats </googlemap>

Photos

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  Plaque on Houston Ridge for Stan Murray