Forest Road

Trail Name Forest Road Park Roan Mountain State Park Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking Purple Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 2 Hours0.125 Days <br />120 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 6.58 Mi10.589 km <br /> / 3.29 Mi5.295 km <br /> Trail Type Segment Climb/Descent Elevation 1,520 Ft463.296 Meters <br /> / -1,260 Ft-384.048 Meters <br /> High Point 3,132 Ft1,044 Yards <br />954.634 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 10' 35.55" N, 82° 4' 45.85" W Trailhead 36° 10' 35.55" N, 82° 4' 45.85" 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":36.1765410000000002810338628478348255157470703125,"lon":-82.0794020000000017489583115093410015106201171875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

The longest trail within the Roan Mountain State Park trail system. It largely follows 143 (including all of its road noise) connecting the Visitor Center with the Conference Center, Cabins, and Campground. The 1.65 mi2.655 km <br /> hike of Raven Rock is accessed from this trail.

How to get there

The northern trail head begins across the street from the Visitor Center marked as part of the Boundary Trail System.

Route Description

Trail begins at the Visitor Center and heads south then west until turning south again to cross 143. Afterwards it continues south behind the cabins, and ranger residence until it terminates at the Campground entrance on 143.

Accessible from this trail is Chestnut Ridge, Turkey Trot, and Raven Rock.

Typical Conditions

The northern section can be very rocky and rugged at parts. Trail is well blazed and most trail splits are clearly marked or a trail blaze can be seen down the proper trail to take.

Maps

Forest Road Trail is shown below in its blaze color purple.

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Photos

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  Trail head at Visitor's Center

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  Water wheel at trail head