Snowbird Mountain & Appalachian Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,574 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Snowbird Mountain & Appalachian Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Browns, TN. The route reaches Snowbird Mountain at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,574 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Snowbird Mountain & Appalachian Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,574 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,671–4,255 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.78310, -83.10215
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Grassy Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Snowbird Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 2.6 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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