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Lemon Gap–Bluff Mountain Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,957 ft · 7 hr 19 min

Lemon Gap–Bluff Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Wasp, TN. The route reaches Lemon Gap. It climbs 3,957 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,654 – 4,685 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Betty Place Trail 35.85985, -82.90939
Nearest town Wasp, TN
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Lemon Gap–Bluff Mountain Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,957 ft · 7 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,655–4,686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Betty Place Trail · 35.85985, -82.90939

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  3. 5.9 miTurn right onto Catpen Road, heading W.
  4. 50 ftReach Lemon Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.8 miSharp left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading E.
  6. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lemon-gap-bluff-mountain-road-out-back-3-sights-26-km

Trail surface

9% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F71°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°73° 24%
Sun 82°67° 34%
Mon 77°62°
Tue 83°58°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 86°63° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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