Boomer Den Road & Poplar Spring Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Boomer Den Road & Poplar Spring Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,912 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Boomer Den Road & Poplar Spring Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,788–4,359 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.80194, -82.96015
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Boomer Den Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Trail Fork Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Poplar Spring Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Trail Fork Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Boomer Den Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trail Fork Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Poplar Spring Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trail Fork Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Boomer Den Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Buckeye Ridge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Max Patch Short Sunset Point via Buckeye Ridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Boomer Den Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft
- Buckeye Ridge Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Lemon Gap via Appalachian Trail 10 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Appalachian Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
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