Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,952 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,888–3,785 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cherry Ridge Trail · 35.77440, -82.96200
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 22% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cold Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Haywood Hurricane Road, heading SW.
- 2.5 miReach Cherry Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Cold Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 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 3.3 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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