AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Appalachian Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Appalachian Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,422 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,763 – 3,858 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.76301, -82.98712
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Appalachian Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,422 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,762–3,858 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.76301, -82.98712

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 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/appalachian-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

72% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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