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Max Patch Short Sunset Point via Buckeye Ridge Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Max Patch Short Sunset Point via Buckeye Ridge Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Max Patch Short Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 460 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,137 – 4,406 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.80073, -82.96015
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Max Patch Short Sunset Point via Buckeye Ridge Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,137–4,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.80073, -82.96015

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Max Patch Short Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 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/max-patch-short-sunset-point-out-back-8-km

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F64°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 78°66° 28%
Sun 74°61° 31%
Mon 70°57°
Tue 77°54°
Wed 77°56°
Thu 79°59° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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