Little Firescald Knob & Bearwallow Gap via Appalachian Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Little Firescald Knob & Bearwallow Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route passes Little Firescald Knob before reaching Bearwallow Gap at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Firescald Knob & Bearwallow Gap via Appalachian Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,317–4,503 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.02884, -82.71240
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 SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Camp Creek Bald Road, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Jones Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Bearwallow Gap.
- 50 ftReach Little Firescald Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Jones Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Camp Creek Bald Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Camp Creek Bald via Appalachian Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Blackstack Cliffs via Appalachian Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Appalachian Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Jones Meadow Access Trail via Appalachian Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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