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Buckeye Ridge Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 533 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,137 – 4,557 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.80073, -82.96015
Nearest town Boomer, TN

Directions

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Buckeye Ridge Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,137–4,556 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.80073, -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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 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.

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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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