Townsend Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 126 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Townsend Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Bethel, TN. It is mostly level, with 126 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,063 – 1,175 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Townsend Trail 35.67882, -83.74280
Nearest town Bethel, TN
Directions
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Townsend Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 126 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,063–1,176 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Townsend Trail · 35.67882, -83.74280
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Townsend Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Giddy Up, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto TN Trot Access, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Giddy Up, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Honey Barrel, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Copperhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TN Trot Access, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vee Hollow Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Townsend Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 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
75% paved20% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Over Yonder & TN Trot via Townsend Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 667 ft
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