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100 Proof–Bootleggers Run, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 41 min

100 Proof–Bootleggers Run, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Bethel, TN. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,063 – 1,726 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.67882, -83.74280
Nearest town Bethel, TN
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100 Proof–Bootleggers Run, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,063–1,726 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.67882, -83.74280

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 96°F / low 76° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Link & Pin, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bootleggers Run, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Rattler, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bootleggers Run, heading E.
  10. 150 ftSharp left onto Rattler, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Bootleggers Run, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Rattler, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bootleggers Run, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto 100 Proof, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Bootleggers Run, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Bootleggers Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto 100 Proof, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bootleggers Run, heading E.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattler, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bootleggers Run, heading W.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Rattler, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Bootleggers Run, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattler, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Bootleggers Run, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Link & Pin, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear left onto Honey Barrel, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Townsend Trail, heading SE.
  32. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/100-proof-bootleggers-run-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

64% paved32% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F76°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun 92°72° 15%
Mon 86°69° 50%
Tue 88°68°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 92°71° 32%
Fri 83°69° 32%

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