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Cummins Branch Road & Paint Mountain Trail via Paint Mountain Road

13.5 mi · ▲ 2,230 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Cummins Branch Road & Paint Mountain Trail via Paint Mountain Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Pine Spring, TN. It climbs 2,230 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,657 – 2,494 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paint Mountain Trail 35.98050, -82.84699
Nearest town Pine Spring, TN
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Cummins Branch Road & Paint Mountain Trail via Paint Mountain Road

13.5 mi · ▲ 2,230 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,657–2,492 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paint Mountain Trail · 35.98050, -82.84699

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 73° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Paint Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.6 miTurn left onto Paint Mountain Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Cummins Branch Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miReach Paint Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miBear left onto Paint Mountain Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Paint Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  7. 4.6 miArrive 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/cummins-branch-road-out-back-50cd

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F73°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 92°74° 31%
Sun 86°68° 28%
Mon 80°66° 20%
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 88°66° 21%

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