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Sharp Ridge

Lincoln & Sharp Shin

2.1 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr

Lincoln & Sharp Shin is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Sharp Ridge near Inskip, TN. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,148 – 1,345 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln 36.00025, -83.95076
Nearest town Inskip, TN
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Lincoln & Sharp Shin

2.1 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,149–1,344 ft

Out & Back · Sharp Ridge

Trailhead: Lincoln · 36.00025, -83.95076

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 72° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Bruhin at Breda stop 387 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Firebreak, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Sharp Shin, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Firebreak, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Knightfall, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Knightfall, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Knightfall, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Push Line Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Lincoln, heading E.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Firebreak, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading N.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Firebreak, heading N.
  25. 500 ftTurn right onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Sharp Shin, heading N.
  28. 200 ftBear left onto Lincoln, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftReach Lincoln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Lincoln, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto Firebreak, heading NE.
  36. 500 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading NE.
  37. 200 ftContinue straight onto Firebreak, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading S.
  40. 100 ftTurn left onto Sharp Shin, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Lincoln, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto Lincoln, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  47. 150 ftContinue straight onto Push Line Trail, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Knightfall, heading SW.
  50. 150 ftBear right onto Sharp Shin, heading W.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Knightfall, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn left onto Sharp Shin, heading W.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto Knightfall, heading W.
  54. 150 ftBear right onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto Firebreak, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sharp Shin, heading SW.
  57. 50 ftTurn right onto Firebreak, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  59. 350 ftArrive 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/firebreak-out-back

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F72°
Feels like88°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Sat 98°73° 24%
Sun 92°72°
Mon 90°69° 19%
Tue 89°69°
Wed 91°71°
Thu 94°71° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bruhin at Breda stop 387 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Inskip, Tennessee