Artie Hollow Trail–Bullen Hollow Trail, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,657 ft · 7 hr 30 min
Artie Hollow Trail–Bullen Hollow Trail, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. It climbs 4,657 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Artie Hollow Trail–Bullen Hollow Trail, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,657 ft · 7 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,983–3,897 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Firescald Road · 36.03171, -82.72864
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Firescald Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Phillips Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miReach Firescald Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Firescald Road, heading W.
- 1.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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