Tennessee Mountain–Hobbit, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Tennessee Mountain–Hobbit, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Nederland, CO. The route reaches Tennessee Mountain at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,424 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tennessee Mountain–Hobbit, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 8,667–9,927 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Aspen Alley Trail · 39.94949, -105.52529
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lookout Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hobbit, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Engine Slab, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Tennessee Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hobbit, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lookout Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Aspen Alley Trail Trailhead
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- Hobbit 3–Hobbit Loop, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Hobbit–Lookout Trail, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Aspen Alley Trail–Hobbit, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Lookout Trail–Los Logos, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft
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