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Max Patch Short Sunset Point & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,680 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Max Patch Short Sunset Point & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Max Patch Short Sunset Point. It climbs 2,680 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,015 – 4,406 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.82537, -82.93746
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Max Patch Short Sunset Point & Cherry Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,680 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,015–4,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.82537, -82.93746

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftPass Max Patch Short Sunset Point.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 1.7 miReach Max Patch Short Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.2 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  17. 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/max-patch-short-sunset-point-lemon-gap-out-back-4-sights

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F67°
Precip10%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 82°68° 27%
Sun 76°64° 31%
Mon 73°60°
Tue 79°56°
Wed 80°58°
Thu 82°62° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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