Neal Barnett Road & Roundtop Ridge Trail

10 mi · ▲ 2,634 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Neal Barnett Road & Roundtop Ridge Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Runion, NC. It climbs 2,634 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,568 – 3,212 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Neal Barnett Road 35.91219, -82.78869
Nearest town Runion, NC

Directions

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Neal Barnett Road & Roundtop Ridge Trail

10 mi · ▲ 2,634 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,569–3,214 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Neal Barnett Road · 35.91219, -82.78869

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Neal Barnett Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left onto Roundtop Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.2 miReach Neal Barnett Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto Neal Barnett Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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