AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Townsend Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Townsend Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Tuckaleechee, TN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,175 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.67534, -83.76628
Nearest town Tuckaleechee, TN
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Townsend Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,036–1,176 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.67534, -83.76628

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Giddy Up, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Giddy Up, heading E.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
  19. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 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/townsend-trail-out-back-10-km-db5a

Trail surface

86% paved11% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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