Max Patch Short Sunset Point–Buckeye Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Max Patch Short Sunset Point–Buckeye Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Max Patch Short Sunset Point. It climbs 814 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Max Patch Short Sunset Point–Buckeye Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,079–4,405 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buckeye Ridge Trail · 35.78688, -82.95921
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Max Patch Short Sunset Point.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Max Patch Short Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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