Haywood Hurricane Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Haywood Hurricane Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,550 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,832 – 3,783 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Camp Loop Trail 35.75966, -82.97889
Nearest town Boomer, TN

Directions

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Haywood Hurricane Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,550 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,831–3,785 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse Camp Loop Trail · 35.75966, -82.97889

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 24% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 3.1 miTurn left onto Haywood Hurricane Road, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Haywood Hurricane Spur, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Haywood Hurricane Road, heading NW.
  7. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 3.1 miBear left onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F70°
Precip24%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 24% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 82°65° 30%
Mon 78°63°
Tue 80°59°
Wed 82°59°
Thu 85°64° 25%
Fri 76°64° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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