Rogers Ridge Trail
Rogers Ridge Trail is a 5.8-mile trail in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Cherokee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 36.5451° N, 81.7384° W · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 36.5889° N, 81.6902° W · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 5.8 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 192 |
| Forest | Cherokee National Forest (unit 0804) |
| States | Tennessee |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Weather by month
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Trails nearby
Camping nearby
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Cherokee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.
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Historic places nearby
Guidebooks for Cherokee National Forest and Tennessee
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Rogers Ridge Trail?
The Forest Service records 5.8 miles under this name in Cherokee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Rogers Ridge Trail?
Cherokee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Rogers Ridge Trail start?
The line begins at 36.5451° N, 81.7384° W and ends at 36.5889° N, 81.6902° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Rogers Ridge Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Rogers Ridge Trail?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. The camping section covers dispersed camping, which most National Forest land allows.
Who manages the Rogers Ridge Trail?
Cherokee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0804. The trail is in Tennessee.
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named Rogers Ridge Trail in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0804. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.