Longarm Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,659 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Longarm Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Ernestville, TN. It climbs 2,659 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Directions
Longarm Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,659 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,787–3,361 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Higgins Creek Road · 36.08613, -82.52033
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Lower Higgins Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Higgins Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Longarm Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 miReach Longarm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Higgins Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 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 2.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Lower Higgins Creek Road Trailhead
- Higgins Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Higgins Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,067 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail via Higgins Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,698 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail & Higgins Creek Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,064 ft
- Rich Mountain Road via Higgins Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft
- Birchfield Camp Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 3,372 ft
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