Roan Mountain // Oct 2025
Strenuous adventure along the Appalachian Trail.
SUMMARY 🔴
DISTANCE/ELEVATION
~14 miles, 2,897 ft ascent, 5,518 ft descent
DEPART: 6:30AM on Oct 10
RETURN: Late afternoon on Oct 12
COST: $83/Scouts, $51/Adults
WHO: Open to Scouts who have been on at least 2 backpacking trips with Troop 13 and are prepared for the physical challenge of a multi-day hike.
ELECTRONICS REMINDER 📱🕹️
One of the great benefits of heading out on any of our trips is that we’re able to unplug from our digital world for a few days. Electronics are allowed while traveling to our destinations, but we have a longstanding rule that Scouts are not allowed to use electronics while on our trips (i.e. if brought they’ll be left in vehicles and not used during the trip).
ITINERARY
We’ll drive to the Carvers Gap trailhead where we’ll start hiking, heading to Overmountain Gap Shelter. Saturday we’ll continue hiking on to the Dolls Flat campsite. Sunday we’ll have a short hike out to the Mountain Harbour Bed and Breakfast, where we’ll shuttle back to our cars and then head home (getting some lunch along the way).
This is a strenuous trek - take note of the elevation changes. Nearly 3000 feet of ascent (comparable to the Mt Baldy ascent at Philmont), and over a mile of descent (almost twice the Mt Baldy descent at Philmont!). If it’s been a while since you’ve been backpacking, this is not the trip to ease back into things with.
The Roan Mountain area is unique in eastern TN as it’s known for the “” - mountains that do not have typical tree cover, allowing for some amazing views (and potentially blustery weather). We’ll also get to add some miles on the Appalachian Trail to our hiking journals (and see some of their shelters).
MEALS
The has trail tested recipes ready to go. See for additional inspiration. Cooks should complete the Backpacking Meal Planner.pdf on the as they plan their meals.
Cooking Budget
$32 per person
MAPS
WHO’S COMING
RSVP list current as of 7:30PM Sep 22.
Scouts
Adults
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