AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Robert Gap Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Robert Gap Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. It climbs 861 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,763 – 4,288 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.76297, -82.95260
Nearest town Boomer, TN
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Robert Gap Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 3,764–4,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.76297, -82.95260

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Gap Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.2 miReach Robert Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 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-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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