Raven Rock

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name Raven Rock Park Roan Mountain State Park Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking Red Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 1 Hour0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 1.66 Mi2.672 km <br /> / 1.03 Mi1.658 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 584 Ft178.003 Meters <br /> / -595 Ft-181.356 Meters <br /> High Point 3,465 Ft1,155 Yards <br />1,056.132 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 9' 33.15" N, 82° 5' 58.61" W Trailhead 36° 9' 37.44" N, 82° 5' 50.55" 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":36.15920799999999957208274281583726406097412109375,"lon":-82.099615000000000009094947017729282379150390625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

This is part of the Roan Mountain State Park trail system

How to get there

From Johnson City (I-26 Exit 24):

1. Take TN67/US321 over to Elizabethton (about eight miles).
2. Turn right/south at traffic light for TN37/US19E/US321 and travel for 17 miles.
3. Turn right/south for TN143 for five miles to park visitors center.
4. Trailheads are in several places around the park.

GPS address is 1015 Hwy 143 Roan Mountain, TN 37687.

Route Description

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

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.

Maps

Raven Rock Trail is shown below in its blaze color red.

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