AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Townsend Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Townsend Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Sunshine, TN. It is mostly level, with 145 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 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.68392, -83.79231
Nearest town Sunshine, TN
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Townsend Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,006–1,176 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.68392, -83.79231

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Townsend Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  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 E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Giddy Up, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading SE.
  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. 2.4 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-16-km-7847

Trail surface

89% paved7% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like86°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 99°76° 27%
Sun 93°72°
Mon 85°69° 50%
Tue 89°67°
Wed 91°68°
Thu 93°71° 32%

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