Roundtop Trail | |
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Length | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) |
Location | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States |
Trailheads | Lyon Springs Road, just inside the park's Wear Cove boundary; the Townsend Y along Little River |
Use | Hiking |
Highest point | Just below the summit of Roundtop, 2,639 ft (804 m) |
Lowest point | Trail terminus at the Townsend Y, 1,118 ft (341 m) |
Difficulty | Moderate |
Season | Year-round |
Sights | Vistas of Wears Valley and the mountains south of the Little River Gorge |
Hazards | No bridge across Little River, if hiking one-way |
The Roundtop Trail is an American hiking trail in Sevier County and Blount County sections of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail traverses the crest of Roundtop, a 3,077-foot (938 m) mountain that straddles the park's northern boundary. This trail, which passes through a thick forest of pine and oak and provides vistas of the valleys to the north and the mountains to the south, is one of the least-used trails in the park.[1]