Rice Gap & Rice Creek Road via Appalachian Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,747 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Rice Gap & Rice Creek Road via Appalachian Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Rice Bend, TN. The route reaches Rice Gap. It climbs 2,747 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Rice Gap & Rice Creek Road via Appalachian Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,747 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,968–4,478 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.97545, -82.59037
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Rice Gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rice Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Rice Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Appalachian Viewpoint 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
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