Little Firescald Knob–Blackstack Cliffs, 7 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Little Firescald Knob–Blackstack Cliffs, 7 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Greystone, TN. The route passes Fox Cabin Gap, Bearwallow Gap and Little Firescald Knob before reaching Blackstack Cliffs at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,801 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 4,508 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Round Knob Road 36.06477, -82.68049
Nearest town Greystone, TN

Directions

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Little Firescald Knob–Blackstack Cliffs, 7 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 3,089–4,509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Round Knob Road · 36.06477, -82.68049

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 71° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Round Knob Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miBear right onto Beetree Hollow Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miPass Fox Cabin Gap.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Big Firescald Bypass Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Bearwallow Gap.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftReach Little Firescald Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftPass Blackstack Cliffs.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Firescald Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Beetree Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.2 miBear left onto Round Knob Road, heading NE.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 84°F71°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
85°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°71° 31%
Sun 81°65° 36%
Mon 75°62°
Tue 81°57°
Wed 81°59°
Thu 83°62° 24%

Sunset

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.

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