Pete's Branch Falls–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 5 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 4,123 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Pete's Branch Falls–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 5 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Bethany, TN. The route reaches Pete's Branch Falls at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 4,123 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pete's Branch Falls–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 5 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 4,123 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,846–3,148 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Davis Creek Trail · 36.07882, -82.70788
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 92°F / low 73° · precip 7% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Davis Creek Trail, heading E.
- 4.5 miTurn right onto Poplar Cove HorseTrail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Pete's Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Pete's Branch Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Poplar Cove HorseTrail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, heading S.
- 4.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Davis Creek Trail Trailhead
- Davis Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Margarette Falls–Artie Hollow Trail, 5 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 3,813 ft
- Sarvis Cove Sunset Point–Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail, 5 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 5,797 ft
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