Townsend Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Townsend Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Bethel, TN. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,007 – 1,099 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.67678, -83.71981
Nearest town Bethel, TN
Directions
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Townsend Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,006–1,100 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.67678, -83.71981
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Townsend Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Townsend Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2 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
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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