Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Birchfield Camp Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 3,372 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Birchfield Camp Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park near Ernestville, TN. It climbs 3,372 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Birchfield Camp Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 3,372 ft · 5 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,266–4,280 ft
Out & Back · Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
Trailhead: Lower Higgins Creek Road · 36.08613, -82.52033
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Birchfield Camp Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 3.5 miReach Birchfield Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading NE.
- 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 3.6 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Lower Higgins Creek Road Trailhead
- Higgins Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Higgins Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail & Higgins Creek Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,064 ft
- Rich Mountain Road via Higgins Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft
- Longarm Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,659 ft
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