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Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Ernestville, TN. It climbs 1,698 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,267 – 3,970 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Higgins Creek Road 36.08613, -82.52033
Nearest town Ernestville, TN
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Directions

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Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,266–3,970 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Birchfield Camp Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach Birchfield Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading E.
  5. 1 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/birchfield-camp-trail-out-back

Weather

RainTemperature 89°F69°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 89°71° 30%
Sun 84°67° 36%
Mon 81°63°
Tue 84°59°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 86°66° 23%

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