Grassy Ridge

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name Grassy Ridge Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 44 Hours <br />0.25 Days <br />240 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 55 mi <br />8.047 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 650650 Feet <br />198.12 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 6,1606,160 Feet <br />2,053.333 Yards <br />1,877.568 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Elizabethton, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Spur trail of AT above Carver's Gap. Hike across balds by Catawba rhododendron (late June to September), pick huckleberries (August to mid-September), and reach the natural 360˚ view on the summit.

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 (south) onto TN143.
5. Travel 13 miles to the TN/NC border and park at Carver's Gap.

(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.)

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