Brown Gap & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Brown Gap & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Brown Gap. It climbs 1,415 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brown Gap & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 3,495–4,344 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.77287, -82.99571
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 66° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Brown Gap.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Brown Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 1 min before dark.
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