AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Townsend Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Townsend Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Sunshine, TN. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,007 – 1,175 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.68239, -83.78848
Nearest town Sunshine, TN
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Townsend Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,007–1,176 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.68239, -83.78848

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 75° · precip 22% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 2.2 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading E.
  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 SE.
  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 SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Townsend Trail, heading W.
  19. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/townsend-trail-out-back-15-km-3c9b

Trail surface

91% paved7% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F75°
Precip22%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sun 93°72°
Mon 86°69° 50%
Tue 89°68°
Wed 90°67°
Thu 92°71° 32%
Fri 83°69° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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