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Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Brown Gap at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 712 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,763 – 3,498 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.76301, -82.98712
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Brown Gap via Appalachian Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,762–3,497 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.76301, -82.98712

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftReach Brown Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 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-4-km

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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