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Bandsaw & TN Trot via Townsend Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Bandsaw & TN Trot via Townsend Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Sunshine, TN. It climbs 653 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,007 – 1,660 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.68239, -83.78848
Nearest town Sunshine, TN
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Bandsaw & TN Trot via Townsend Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,007–1,660 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.68239, -83.78848

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Giddy Up, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto TN Trot, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftSharp right onto Over Yonder, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bandsaw, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Over Yonder, heading N.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bandsaw, heading W.
  15. 150 ftReach TN Trot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Over Yonder, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftSharp right onto Bandsaw, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Over Yonder, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto TN Trot, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn right onto TN Trot Access, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Giddy Up, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Copperhead, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading S.
  27. 500 ftContinue straight onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Townsend Trail, heading NW.
  29. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 2.2 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/bandsaw-tn-trot-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

81% paved17% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like86°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 99°76° 27%
Sun 93°72°
Mon 85°69° 50%
Tue 89°67°
Wed 91°68°
Thu 93°71° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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