Round Top Mountain Trail, on the namesake Round Top Mountain, is a great trail just a few miles south of Jasper in Newton County. It has a number of scenic rocky areas, an amazing overlook vista at the North Bluff, and a historic B-52 crash site memorial. (Check out Brent’s full Round Top Mountain Trail summary.)
The trail is actually made up of a few smaller trails: Loop Trail at the middle level, West Trail and Ridge Top Trail at the top, a connecting spur leading up to the Loop Trail, and another one connecting the Loop Trail to the top level.
(Check out the map photo in Brent’s post.)
These pics are all from my visit to Round Top Mountain on August 23.
Photo Gallery
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B-52 crash site on Round Top Mountain
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Memorial plaque at the B-52 crash site on the Loop Trail
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Stone staircase heading up to the Ridge Top Trail
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Southwest-facing view from South Gap on Round Top Mountain
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Ridge Top Trail
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Vista view from the West Trail on Round Top Mountain
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West Trail at the top of Round Top Mountain
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Panoramic north-facing view from North Bluff
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East-facing view from North Bluff overlook
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North-facing view from North Bluff overlook
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Northeast-facing panoramic shot from North Bluff overlook on Round Top Mountain Trail
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Loop Trail
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Junction of West Trail and Ridge Top Trail
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Part of connection between Loop Trail and Ridge Top Trail
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Bluff Shelter
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Bluff Shelter on the Loop Trail
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Connecting trail leading up to Loop Trail
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Last revised: 4-26-2020.