Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)

File:Placeholder.JPG Trail Name Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park) Park Roan Mountain State Park Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking N/A Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 10 Minutes0.167 Hours <br />0.0104 Days <br /> Distance, round-trip 0.2 Miles0.322 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation / High Point 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":36.16670599999999780038706376217305660247802734375,"lon":-82.09877000000000180079950951039791107177734375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

This is part of the Roan Mountain State Park trail system. It is the shortest trail within the park.

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

A short alternate option of riding around the mountain bike trails.

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.

After the Hike

After a hike, check out Bob's Dairyland back down in Roan Mountain.

Maps

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