Meadow Creek Mountain Trail & Meadow Creek Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 4,729 ft · 6 hr 52 min

Meadow Creek Mountain Trail & Meadow Creek Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Cedar Creek, TN. It climbs 4,729 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,650 – 3,055 ft · steepest grade: 43%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail 36.01035, -82.88594
Nearest town Cedar Creek, TN

Directions

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Meadow Creek Mountain Trail & Meadow Creek Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 4,729 ft · 6 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,651–3,054 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail · 36.01035, -82.88594

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Meadow Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 5.7 miContinue straight onto Meadow Creek Mountain Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Meadow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 5.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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