Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 588 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,831–3,403 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.
- 0.3 miReach Cherry Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Cherry Ridge Trail & Cold Springs Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft
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