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Kennedy Cabin Sunset Point–Bullen Hollow Trail, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Kennedy Cabin Sunset Point–Bullen Hollow Trail, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route reaches Kennedy Cabin Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 2,188 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,847 – 3,954 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullen Hollow Trailhead 36.07095, -82.71860
Nearest town Bethany, TN
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Kennedy Cabin Sunset Point–Bullen Hollow Trail, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,846–3,954 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bullen Hollow Trailhead · 36.07095, -82.71860

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 76° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 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. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Firescald Road, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Kennedy Cabin Road, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftReach Kennedy Cabin Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Firescald Road, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Margarette Falls Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bullen Hollow Trail, heading N.
  12. 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-out-back

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 90°F76°
Precip7%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
90°75°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 91°76° 31%
Sun 86°70° 35%
Mon 79°67°
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°63°
Thu 88°67° 24%

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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