Little Firescald Knob–Baxter Cliff, 4 cliffs
2.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Little Firescald Knob–Baxter Cliff, 4 cliffs is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route passes Little Firescald Knob and Bearwallow Gap before reaching Baxter Cliff at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 538 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Firescald Knob–Baxter Cliff, 4 cliffs
2.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 4,132–4,510 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.03217, -82.70529
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jones Meadow Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Little Firescald Knob.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Bearwallow Gap.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Baxter Cliff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Baxter Cliff.
- 150 ftReach Little Firescald Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Jerry Miller Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jones Meadow Access Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Camp Creek Bald Road & Jones Meadow Access Trail via Appalachian Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Hickey Fork Sunset Point & Jones Meadow Access Trail via Appalachian Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 574 ft
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