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Bootleggers Run–Juice, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Bootleggers Run–Juice, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Townsend, TN. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,621 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.67639, -83.75398
Nearest town Townsend, TN
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Bootleggers Run–Juice, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,052–1,622 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.67639, -83.75398

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Link & Pin, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Bootleggers Run, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rattler, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Bootleggers Run, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Rattler, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Saddle Up, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Juice, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto White Lightning, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Up, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto White Lightning, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto TN Trot, heading N.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rattler, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rattler, heading S.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto Bootleggers Run, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Link & Pin, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Giddy Up, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left onto Copperhead, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
  30. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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/bootleggers-run-juice-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

67% paved29% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 97°F74°
Feels like91°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 99°77° 24%
Sun 91°72° 23%
Mon 85°69° 45%
Tue 89°67°
Wed 90°68°
Thu 93°71° 28%

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