Horse Camp Loop Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Horse Camp Loop Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 797 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Horse Camp Loop Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,831–3,646 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.77849, -82.95596
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Cold Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Cold Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Cold Springs Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 348 ft
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