WalkHidden gem
Roan Mountain and Carvers Gap
Roan Mountain, Tennessee
High Appalachian balds with a famous rhododendron bloom and easy ridge walking.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
Carvers Gap is the trailhead for the Appalachian Trail across Round Bald and Jane Bald. The walking is gentle and the views huge. Mid to late June brings the rhododendron.
Good to know
- Road can have ice outside summer
- Rhododendron bloom is mid-June
- Pack wind layers
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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