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Forks Of The River Wildlife Management Area

Meads Quarry–Burnett Ridge, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Meads Quarry–Burnett Ridge, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Forks Of The River Wildlife Management Area near Johnson Road, TN. The route reaches Meads Quarry. It climbs 523 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,001 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whaley 35.93642, -83.85059
Nearest town Johnson Road, TN
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Meads Quarry–Burnett Ridge, 6 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 825–1,001 ft

Out & Back · Forks Of The River Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Whaley · 35.93642, -83.85059

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Whaley, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto West Perimeter, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Whaley, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto West Perimeter, heading N.
  5. 2.2 miSharp left onto Will Skelton Greenway, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Meads Quarry.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading N.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Flow, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto Flow, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Flow, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Flow, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading S.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle, heading S.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading SW.
  23. 300 ftTurn right onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Imerys, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Imerys Connector, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading W.
  29. 500 ftBear right onto Burnett Ridge, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftReach Meads Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  32. 500 ftBear right onto Imerys Connector, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Imerys, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  38. 300 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turnbuckle, heading SW.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading W.
  44. 300 ftBear right onto Flow, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading W.
  46. 100 ftContinue straight onto Flow, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  48. 250 ftContinue straight onto Flow, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear left onto Imerys, heading SW.
  50. 500 ftContinue straight onto Flow, heading N.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Imerys, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miSharp right onto Will Skelton Greenway, heading S.
  53. 0.3 miSharp right onto West Perimeter, heading NE.
  54. 2.2 miTurn right onto Whaley, heading E.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto West Perimeter, heading E.
  56. 200 ftContinue straight onto Whaley, heading S.
  57. 50 ftArrive 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/meads-quarry-meads-quarry-out-back-7-sights-10-km

Trail surface

86% dirt10% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Johnson Road, Tennessee