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Margarette Falls–Artie Hollow Trail, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 3,813 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Margarette Falls–Artie Hollow Trail, 5 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route reaches Margarette Falls at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,813 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,844 – 3,373 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Davis Creek Trail 36.07882, -82.70788
Nearest town Bethany, TN
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Margarette Falls–Artie Hollow Trail, 5 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 3,813 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,846–3,372 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Davis Creek Trail · 36.07882, -82.70788

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 72° · precip 26% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Davis Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Phillips Hollow Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.4 miTurn left onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miReach Margarette Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Phillips Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  12. 3.4 miBear right onto Davis Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/margarette-falls-artie-hollow-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F72°
Precip26%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 5 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 25% rain10 PM: 16% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 87°70° 30%
Mon 80°67° 17%
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°63°
Thu 88°67° 21%
Fri 85°65° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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