Roaring Branch Trail

File:* Trail Name Roaring Branch Trail Nearest City Big Stone Gap/Appalachia State Virginia Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Hiking Time 77 Hours <br />0.438 Days <br />420 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 77 mi <br />11.265 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 14001,400 Feet <br />426.72 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point *"*" is not a number. Nearest Medical *, 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":36.883949999999998681232682429254055023193359375,"lon":-82.7881000000000000227373675443232059478759765625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Falls and several stream crossings

How to get there

From Erwin, TN

1. Take Exit 36 off I-26.
2. Turn left on unnamed road across the interstate to intersection with Tenn. 107 in Erwin.
3. Turn right on Tenn. 107 for about a mile.
4. Turn left on Tenn. 395 (USFS sign to Beauty Spot).
5. Proceed 3.2 miles.
6. Turn left into the USFS Rock Creek Recreation Area.
7. Park near restrooms at Picnic Area.

Route Description

An old road beginning at the end of the pavement in the campground is the trailhead.