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Mountain River Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Tennessee

Mountain River Trail

Elizabethton, Tennessee

0.9 mi

Distance

82 ft

Elev. Gain

18m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mountain River Trail is an out-and-back trail in Carter County, Tennessee. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 82 feet. It is in or next to Elizabethton, Tennessee.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:450 ft
Max:458 ft
Gain:25 ft
Loss:25 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 450 ft and 458 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.450 ft453 ft455 ft458 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi454 ft
High point0.4 mi458 ft
End0.9 mi454 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Elizabethton, TN · in or next to town
County:
Carter County, TN

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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