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Paint Creek Trail (ext) & Paint Mountain Trail

4 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Paint Creek Trail (ext) & Paint Mountain Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Pine Spring, TN. It climbs 647 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,509 – 1,821 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paint Creek Trail (ext) 35.96555, -82.86472
Nearest town Pine Spring, TN
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Paint Creek Trail (ext) & Paint Mountain Trail

4 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,508–1,820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paint Creek Trail (ext) · 35.96555, -82.86472

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paint Creek Trail (ext), heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Paint Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miReach Paint Creek Trail (ext), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Paint Creek Trail (ext), heading S.
  5. 0.4 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/paint-creek-trail-ext-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F74°
Feels like82°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 93°75° 31%
Sun 87°70° 28%
Mon 81°67° 20%
Tue 86°62°
Wed 87°63°
Thu 90°67° 21%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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