Appalachian Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,580 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Appalachian Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Wasp, TN. It climbs 3,580 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,562 – 4,685 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.86097, -82.90820
Nearest town Wasp, TN
Directions
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Appalachian Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,580 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,564–4,686 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.86097, -82.90820
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 4.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% gravel79% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 86°F71°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
87°73°
24%
Sun
82°67°
34%
Mon
77°62°
Tue
83°58°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
86°63°
22%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Big Rock Spring via Appalachian Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft
- Bluff Mountain Road & Catpen Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
- Lemon Gap–Bluff Mountain Road, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 3,957 ft
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