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Camp Creek Bald–Little Firescald Knob Loop, 8 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Camp Creek Bald–Little Firescald Knob Loop, 8 sights is an 11.1-mile loop near Bethany, TN. The route passes Little Firescald Knob, Bearwallow Gap, Hickey Fork Sunset Point and Camp Creek Bald. It climbs 2,544 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,497 – 4,797 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.03078, -82.71333
Nearest town Bethany, TN
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Camp Creek Bald–Little Firescald Knob Loop, 8 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,544 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 2,497–4,797 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 36.03078, -82.71333

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Camp Creek Bald Road, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Jones Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miPass Little Firescald Knob.
  7. 0.1 miPass Bearwallow Gap.
  8. 50 ftReach Camp Creek Bald, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading NE.
  10. 4.3 miSharp right onto Big Rocky Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto White Oak Flats Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miTurn right onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Hickey Fork Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miPass Hickey Fork Sunset Point.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Camp Creek Bald Firetower Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Camp Creek Bald Road, heading N.
  20. 150 ftPass Camp Creek Bald.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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/camp-creek-bald-loop

Trail surface

71% dirt8% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 78°F63°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 76°66° 29%
Sun 73°61° 34%
Mon 70°58°
Tue 76°52°
Wed 76°54°
Thu 79°58° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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