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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Max Patch Short Sunset Point via Buckeye Ridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Boomer Den Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft
- Buckeye Ridge Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Boomer Den Road & Poplar Spring Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft
- Lemon Gap via Appalachian Trail 10 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Appalachian Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
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