The Appalachian Trail runs over the balds of the Roan Mountain Highlands along the border of western North Carolina and Tennessee. ..Grassy Ridge trail intersects with the Appalachian Trail between the Jane and Grassy Ridge Balds. The Grassy Ridge trail crosses Grassy Ridge Bald at an elevation of 6,189 feet making it the second highest grassy bald in the Appalachian Mountains...This is the view from the end of the trail..