Buckeye Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Buckeye Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 1,397 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Buckeye Ridge Trail via Appalachian Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 3,462–4,356 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.82537, -82.93746
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Buckeye Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 3.8 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 4.6 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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