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Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Brown Gap at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,503 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,435 – 4,393 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Max Patch Short Loop 35.79649, -82.96247
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 3,436–4,395 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Max Patch Short Loop · 35.79649, -82.96247

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Max Patch Short Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miReach Brown Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Max Patch Short Loop, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miArrive 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/brown-gap-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F64°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 78°66° 28%
Sun 74°61° 31%
Mon 70°57°
Tue 77°54°
Wed 77°56°
Thu 79°59° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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