Seven Islands State Birding Park

Hickory Ridge Loop Trail–Island Loop Trail, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Hickory Ridge Loop Trail–Island Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Seven Islands State Birding Park near Seven Islands, TN. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Island Loop Trail 35.94474, -83.69558
Nearest town Seven Islands, TN

Directions

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Hickory Ridge Loop Trail–Island Loop Trail, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 844–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Seven Islands State Birding Park

Trailhead: Island Loop Trail · 35.94474, -83.69558

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Island Loop Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bobwhite Accessible Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Seven Islands Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Upland Trail Inner Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hickory Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miReach Island Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upland Trail Inner Loop, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Seven Islands Loop Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bobwhite Accessible Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Island Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

62% dirt29% grass1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 8:00 PM

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