Big Fill Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,953 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Big Fill Road is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Bat Harbor, TN. It climbs 2,953 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Fill Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,953 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,591–2,524 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.92923, -83.11372
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 76° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rocky Top Road, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Fill Road, heading NW.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Halls Top Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Big Fill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Fill Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Rocky Top Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rocky Top Road 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft
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