4.0 star · Difficult Out and Back

Forest Road Trail

Cherokee National Forest · Carter County, Tennessee

Trail length

9.0 km

Time

~2 hrs 46 min

Elevation Gain

588 m

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"An epic challenge to remember from the heart of Carter County"

The Forest Road Trail is a 9.0 km looped trail that starts and ends in Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee. Based on our data, the trail is graded as Difficult. For information on how we grade trails, please read measuring the difficulty of a hiking trail on hiiker. Also, check our latest community posts for trail updates.

This trail can be completed in approx 3 hrs 43 mins. Caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info read about how we calculate hike time.