Carver's Gap to Elk Park Length 13.4 miles~Point-to-Point Skill Level-Strenuous~Duration 8-9 hours Trailhead Elevation (Carvers Gap) 5,512 feet Top Elevation 5,807
All of the Appalachian Trail is beautiful but views such as this make the stretch from Roan mountain to Elk Park one of the prettiest sections of the AT and well worth the effort!
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Wide-open spaces, miles of waving grass, alpine wildflowers. Botanist Asa Gray observed in the 1880s that he could ride his horse for 14 miles on Roan Mountain and not pass a single tree. The Roan Massif, a chain of high peaks , is almost as high as the Smokies and significantly farther north, so it supports northern species of plants and animals. Jane Bald, Hump and Little Hump mountains, and Grassy Ridge make up the largest of the southern Appalachian grass balds on mountains said to be the world's oldest.
Botanists don't understand the origin of balds, which look as if they have a treeline.
This spectacular hike has three shelters, several campsites, panoramic vistas, and an unusual history. Social history feature: Overmountain Trail from East Tennessee to Battle of Kings Mountain.