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

  1. Start on Paint Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.6 miTurn left onto Paint Mountain Road, heading SW.
  3. 2.9 miBear left onto Paint Rock Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Paint Mountain Road, heading S.
  5. 150 ftReach Paint Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Paint Rock Trail, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Paint Mountain Road, heading W.
  8. 2.9 miTurn right onto Paint Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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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