Artie Hollow Trail–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 4,515 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Artie Hollow Trail–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 3 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. It climbs 4,515 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Artie Hollow Trail–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 4,515 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,846–3,372 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bullen Hollow Trailhead · 36.07095, -82.71860
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Phillips Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miSharp right onto Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, heading E.
- 2.8 miReach Phillips Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Phillips Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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