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Big Rock Spring & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,578 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Big Rock Spring & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Big Rock Spring at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 3,578 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,133 – 4,685 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Mountain Trail 35.84016, -82.95349
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Big Rock Spring & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,578 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 3,133–4,686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Walnut Mountain Trail · 35.84016, -82.95349

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  3. 4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Big Rock Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4 miContinue straight onto Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.9 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/big-rock-spring-walnut-mountain-trail-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F69°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 84°69° 26%
Sun 78°65° 32%
Mon 74°61°
Tue 81°57°
Wed 81°60°
Thu 83°63° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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