Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 506 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,095–4,395 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Max Patch Short Loop · 35.79649, -82.96247
Weather Sep 5: 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
- Start on Max Patch Short Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Max Patch Short Loop, heading W.
- 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.
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Appalachian Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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