Gum Springs Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Gum Springs Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Houston Valley, TN. It climbs 725 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gum Springs Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,744–2,422 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gum Springs Trail · 35.96524, -82.94263
Weather Sep 4: Rain showers, high 91°F / low 69° · precip 6% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Gum Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Gum Springs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Gum Springs Trail Trailhead
- Gum Springs Connector Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Gum Springs Trail–Meadow Creek Trail, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 2,912 ft
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