AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Townsend Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Townsend Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Tuckaleechee, TN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,102 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,036–1,104 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. 2.1 miReach Townsend Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 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-9-km-c93b

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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