Pete's Branch Falls–Sarvis Cove Sunset Point, 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,705 ft · 7 hr 17 min
Pete's Branch Falls–Sarvis Cove Sunset Point, 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Greystone, TN. The route passes Chestnutlog Gap and Sarvis Cove Sunset Point before reaching Pete's Branch Falls at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 4,705 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Pete's Branch Falls–Sarvis Cove Sunset Point, 6 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 4,705 ft · 7 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,126–4,571 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Round Knob Road · 36.06477, -82.68049
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 84°F / low 71° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Round Knob Road, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Chestnutlog Gap.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sarvis Cove Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sarvis Cove Sunset Point.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Poplar Cove HorseTrail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pete's Branch Trail, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sarvis Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Horse Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp right onto Round Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Round Knob Road Trailhead
- Round Knob Road & Round Knob Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft
- Fox Cabin Gap–Beetree Hollow Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,313 ft
- Fox Cabin Gap–Beetree Hollow Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft
- Little Firescald Knob–Blackstack Cliffs, 7 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,801 ft
- Baxter Cliff–Bearwallow Gap, 7 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,926 ft
- Camp Creek Bald–Little Firescald Knob, 7 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,255 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Greystone, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Greystone, Tennessee