AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bluff Mountain Road & Catpen Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Bluff Mountain Road & Catpen Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Wasp, TN. It climbs 1,504 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,562 – 3,445 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.86097, -82.90820
Nearest town Wasp, TN
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Bluff Mountain Road & Catpen Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,564–3,447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.86097, -82.90820

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.5 miTurn right onto Catpen Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miReach Bluff Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading NW.
  5. 2.5 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/bluff-mountain-road-catpen-road-out-back

Trail surface

56% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F71°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°73° 24%
Sun 82°67° 34%
Mon 77°62°
Tue 83°58°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 86°63° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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