Rocky Top Road

Total Miles
3.1

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This regionally famous name is shared with a few other areas, but this might be the actual Rocky Top. It's definitely rocky and a bit inhospitable, as the song describes. While most of the road is rather tame, there are a few sections with rock ledges, and the lower elevation has some washes that are challenging to cross. A stock 4WD truck can traverse the route with some patience and a willingness to stack some rocks to clear obstacles. Cell service is available at the higher elevations but nonexistent as you enter the valley.

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Difficulty

While the majority isn't difficult to drive, the ledges and washouts require patience, a good spotter, and communication.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

looks like still under construction adding the drain culverts

Graveling the trail, blocked by dump truck on tracks and loader spreading gravel

Getting onto Rocky Top, the ruts were fairly deep. Once up the trail a bit, just pretty dry and loose rock and some slightly technical sections. I continued onto the side trail (Big Fill) to cut over to Hall Top. That trail was actually a touch more interesting due to the deeper mud holes. There was an optional steep rutted hill climb at a camp site on Rocky Top that I made it up no problem, but could be difficult for some. There was a 7 ft drop into a mud hole on Big Fill that had claimed some bumpers from other vehicles that were in a pile off to the side. I huh hit mine but it’s steel and was fine. Overall fun trail but don’t go into that big mud pit unless you have at least a slight lift.

Rocky Top Road can be accessed by the following ride types:

High-Clearance 4x4
SUV

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