Tanyard Gap & Roundtop Ridge Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Tanyard Gap & Roundtop Ridge Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Runion, NC. The route reaches Tanyard Gap. It climbs 2,612 ft, with sections as steep as 18% 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: 18%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.91038, -82.79103
Nearest town Runion, NC
Directions
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Tanyard Gap & Roundtop Ridge Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,569–3,214 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.91038, -82.79103
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tanyard Gap.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Roundtop Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach Tanyard Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 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 7:07 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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