Big Rock Spring via Appalachian Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Big Rock Spring via Appalachian Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Wasp, TN. The route reaches Big Rock Spring at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,030 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Rock Spring via Appalachian Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,655–3,700 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Betty Place Trail · 35.85985, -82.90939
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Big Rock Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 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 1.1 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Betty Place Trail Trailhead
- Bluff Mountain Road & Catpen Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
- Appalachian Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 3,580 ft
- Lemon Gap–Bluff Mountain Road, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 3,957 ft
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