Blue 2

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Highlight	One of the two trail mountain bike system at the park
Park	Roan Mountain State Park
Located	Roan Mountain, TennesseeLocation inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	Blue
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	1 hour0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> round trip
Distance:	1.507 mi2.425 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 2.0 mi3.219 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	Loop
Low / High Point	2,850 ft950 Yards <br />868.68 Meters <br /> / 3,025 ft1,008.333 Yards <br />922.02 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	146 ft44.501 Meters <br /> / (216 ft65.837 Meters <br />) – Clockwise
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	No hikes logged yet
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	12 trails / 49.1 mi of trail
Parking	36° 10' 4.33" N, 82° 5' 49.09" W Map
Trailhead	36° 10' 4.33" N, 82° 5' 49.09" W Map
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Trail Overview

This is part of the Roan Mountain State Park trail system and along with Ridge Top constitutes the Mountain Bike Trails of Roan Mountain State Park

How to get there

From the Visitor's Center:

1. Take TN143 South into the park
2. Past the picnic area with the bathrooms with the 'π' windows, immediately before the Doe River bridge park at the lot on your right, if you pass the cabin entrance on your left, you have gone too far.

Route Description

Hike begins just past the parking lot heading into the woods. Note that on my trip I could not find the "official" Blue 2 route as I couldn't find the loop connector. The "clear" trail was to hike out on Ridge Top and return on Blue 2.

Typical Conditions

The trails are fairly well maintained and blazed fairly clearly with the exception of the Ridge Top connector. As I now recall, it may have been blazed blue as well.

Misc. Information

A foundation was found along the trail along with the occasional fence post. No information about the history of this structure is known, but other than the Miller Homestead, the only signs of past lives within the park that I have found.

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