Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,619 ft · 7 hr 41 min

Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 4,619 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,789 – 4,685 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Mountain Trail 35.84016, -82.95349
Nearest town Boomer, TN

Directions

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Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,619 ft · 7 hr 41 min

Elevation 2,790–4,686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Walnut Mountain Trail · 35.84016, -82.95349

Weather Sep 4: 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. 4.6 miBear right onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Catpen Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Walnut Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  8. 4.6 miContinue straight onto Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  9. 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 surface

3% gravel97% unspecified

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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