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Rough Ridge route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
North Carolina

Rough Ridge

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

2.5 mi

Distance

922 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 11m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Rough Ridge unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,319 ft
Max:1,422 ft
Gain:281 ft
Loss:281 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,319 ft and 1,422 ft across 2.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,319 ft1,353 ft1,388 ft1,422 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.9 mi2.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,319 ft
High point0.6 mi1,422 ft
End2.5 mi1,319 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Grandfather Village, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Avery County, NC

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: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Rough Ridge boardwalkTanawha Trail

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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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