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.
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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
- Start on Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 4.6 miBear right onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Catpen Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Walnut Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miContinue straight onto Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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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.
More from Walnut Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft
- Big Rock Spring & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,578 ft
- Max Patch Short Sunset Point & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 16 mi · ▲ 3,051 ft
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