Higgins Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 57 min
Higgins Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Ernestville, TN. It climbs 559 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,267 – 2,851 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Higgins Creek Road 36.08613, -82.52033
Nearest town Ernestville, TN
Directions
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Higgins Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 57 min
Elevation 2,266–2,851 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Higgins Creek Road · 36.08613, -82.52033
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
RainTemperature 89°F69°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
89°71°
30%
Sun
84°67°
36%
Mon
81°63°
Tue
84°59°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
86°66°
23%
More from Lower Higgins Creek Road Trailhead
- Higgins Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail & Higgins Creek Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,064 ft
- Rich Mountain Road via Higgins Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft
- Longarm Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,659 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 3,372 ft
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