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.

Elevation

0 mi1,670 – 4,255 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.78310, -83.10215
Nearest town Browns, TN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 4.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Grassy Fork Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach Snowbird Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  9. 4.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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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