Haw Ridge Park

Low Gap–Ridge Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Low Gap–Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Haw Ridge Park near Edgemoor, TN. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.01987, -84.16734
Nearest town Edgemoor, TN

Directions

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Low Gap–Ridge Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 793–1,150 ft

Out & Back · Haw Ridge Park

Trailhead: 36.01987, -84.16734

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 73° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Melton Lake Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Edgemoor Road, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Melton Lake Greenway, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Low Gap, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Saddle, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Soccer, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Low Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Soccer, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Saddle, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Low Gap, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Melton Lake Greenway, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Edgemoor Road, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Melton Lake Greenway, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 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

48% dirt26% paved26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F73°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°70° 3 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 93°74° 28%
Mon 87°68° 37%
Tue 92°67°
Wed 91°69°
Thu 93°70° 20%
Fri 80°67° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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