How to Tie a Rope to a Tree

Any number of reasons exist to tie a rope around a tree or tree limb. In all instances, a safe and secure fastening is desired. Known originally as a "rolling hitch," a "round turn and two half hitches" knot offers a strong anchor for the remainder of the rope. The knot earns its name from the action of tying it "round" the tree and creating a pair of loops, or "hitches," through which the end of the rope passes.

Instructions

    • 1

      Guide the end of the rope past the tree or tree limb and around the other side. Pass the end of the rope around the tree a second time.

    • 2

      Pass the end of the rope beneath the original length of rope -- the part of the rope not attached to the tree.

    • 3

      Tuck the end of the rope down through the loop, or "hitch." Maintain tension on the other end of the rope to make the knot secure.

    • 4

      Pull the end of the rope up around the original length of rope a second time.

    • 5

      Tuck the end of the rope down through the second hitch.

    • 6

      Pull at both ends of the rope to tighten the knot.