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Robert Gap Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Robert Gap Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 574 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,881 – 4,292 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Gap Trail 35.76781, -82.95607
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Robert Gap Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 3,881–4,291 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Robert Gap Trail · 35.76781, -82.95607

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 22% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Robert Gap Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Robert Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robert-gap-trail-robert-gap-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip22%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 13% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 76°63° 30%
Mon 71°58°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 78°57°
Thu 80°60° 24%
Fri 74°60° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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