Blackstack Cliffs via Appalachian Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 59 min
Blackstack Cliffs via Appalachian Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route reaches Blackstack Cliffs at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blackstack Cliffs via Appalachian Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 59 min
Elevation 4,317–4,481 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Camp Creek Bald Road · 36.02922, -82.71107
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Camp Creek Bald Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jones Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Jones Meadow Access Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Blackstack Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Jones Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Camp Creek Bald Road, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Camp Creek Bald Road Trailhead
- Camp Creek Bald via Appalachian Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Little Firescald Knob & Bearwallow Gap via Appalachian Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Jones Meadow Access Trail via Appalachian Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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