The Appalachian Trail. The Great Trail crosses the western border region of Rocky Fork. The trail's presence was a major factor in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's leading role in the efforts to save Rocky Fork. Forest Road. The old logging road, also used by John Sevier in the 1789 Batttle of Flint Creek, has served for more than 200 years as the way up from the Rocky Fork valley. MARCH/APRIL 2019 57