AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Haywood Hurricane Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Haywood Hurricane Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,534 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,887 – 3,783 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Camp Loop Trail 35.75712, -82.97557
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Haywood Hurricane Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 2,888–3,785 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse Camp Loop Trail · 35.75712, -82.97557

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, 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 N.
  7. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 3.1 miBear right onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 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/haywood-hurricane-road-out-back-19-km-ed30

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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