Bearwallow Gap–Chestnutlog Gap, 8 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Bearwallow Gap–Chestnutlog Gap, 8 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Greystone, TN. The route passes Chestnutlog Gap, Bearwallow Gap and Fox Cabin Gap. It climbs 3,534 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bearwallow Gap–Chestnutlog Gap, 8 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,379–4,431 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Round Knob Road · 36.06477, -82.68049
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 71° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
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- Start on Round Knob Road, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Chestnutlog Gap.
- 100 ftReach Bearwallow Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fork Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 4.5 miPass Bearwallow Gap.
- 250 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Firescald Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Fox Cabin Gap.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Beetree Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Round Knob Road, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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