The Palmetto Trail: Roundtop Mountain Passage

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The Roundtop Mountain Passage is best accessed from the Sassafras Mountain parking area. Hike approximately one mile along Foothills Trail from Sassafras Mountain. Here, find the intersection of the Roundtop Mountain Passage of the Palmetto Trail. About 150 feet from this intersection, there is a kiosk with a map of the Roundtop Mountain Passage. The trail follows along a ridge that rises into a rhododendron grove. From this vantage, there is a view of the North Carolina Mountains, which is best viewed in winter.

The trail descends along a ridge of abandoned woods road to a food plot. Encounter Roundtop Mountain Road which is an access road that leads to an overlook to a view across Poplar Hollow Creek to the rock face of Rock Mountain. The trail continues and takes a left at Poplar Hollow Road for another 2.0 miles to Horse Mountain Road. The trail continues to the right on Horse Mountain Road to the intersection of the Blue Ridge Electric Co-op Passage of the Palmetto Trail. Signs here will direct you to either to US-178, or to Table Rock State Park.