AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rocky Top Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Rocky Top Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Bat Harbor, TN. It climbs 1,418 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,591 – 2,395 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.92923, -83.11372
Nearest town Bat Harbor, TN
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Rocky Top Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,591–2,396 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.92923, -83.11372

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 76° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Rocky Top Road, heading S.
  3. 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 2.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 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/rocky-top-road-out-back-12-km-4af3

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F76°
Feels like87°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 97°75° 24%
Sun 87°70° 31%
Mon 83°67°
Tue 89°63°
Wed 88°66°
Thu 91°68° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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