Paint Rock–Paint Mountain Road, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,429 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Paint Rock–Paint Mountain Road, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Pine Spring, TN. The route reaches Paint Rock at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 2,429 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,253 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paint Mountain Trail 35.98050, -82.84699
Nearest town Pine Spring, TN
Directions
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Paint Rock–Paint Mountain Road, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,429 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,254–2,294 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Paint Mountain Trail · 35.98050, -82.84699
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 73° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Paint Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 miTurn left onto Paint Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Paint Rock Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Paint Mountain Road, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Paint Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Paint Rock Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Paint Mountain Road, heading W.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Paint Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 4.6 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F73°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
92°74°
31%
Sun
86°68°
28%
Mon
80°66°
20%
Tue
85°61°
Wed
85°62°
Thu
88°66°
21%
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