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Margarette Falls–Bullen Hollow Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Margarette Falls–Bullen Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route reaches Margarette Falls at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 2,546 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullen Hollow Trailhead 36.07095, -82.71860
Nearest town Bethany, TN
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Margarette Falls–Bullen Hollow Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,846–2,547 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bullen Hollow Trailhead · 36.07095, -82.71860

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 90°F / low 75° · precip 26% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading S.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Margarette Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 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-bullen-hollow-trail-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 90°F75°
Precip26%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°75° 4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 85°70° 30%
Mon 79°66° 17%
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 88°66° 21%
Fri 79°66° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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