Roundtop Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,543 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Roundtop Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Hot Springs, NC. It climbs 2,543 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,568 – 3,537 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.93435, -82.80440
Nearest town Hot Springs, NC
Directions
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Roundtop Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,543 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,569–3,536 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.93435, -82.80440
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Rich Mountain Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Roundtop Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach Roundtop Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rich Mountain Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 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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