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.
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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
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- Start on Round Knob Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Beetree Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Fox Cabin Gap.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Big Firescald Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bearwallow Gap.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Little Firescald Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Blackstack Cliffs.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Firescald Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Beetree Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Round Knob Road, heading NE.
- 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.
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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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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Round Knob Road Trailhead
- Round Knob Road & Round Knob Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft
- Fox Cabin Gap–Beetree Hollow Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
- Fox Cabin Gap–Beetree Hollow Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft
- Baxter Cliff–Bearwallow Gap, 7 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,926 ft
- Camp Creek Bald–Little Firescald Knob, 7 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,255 ft
- Bearwallow Gap–Chestnutlog Gap, 8 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft
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