Turkeypen Lake

2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 50 min

Turkeypen Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Tallassee, TN. The route reaches Turkeypen Lake. It climbs 335 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,316 – 1,460 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.52275, -84.03234
Nearest town Tallassee, TN

Directions

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Turkeypen Lake

2 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,317–1,460 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.52275, -84.03234

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miPass Turkeypen Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach Turkeypen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 95°F75°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Sat 97°74° 23%
Sun 93°71°
Mon 83°67° 50%
Tue 87°64°
Wed 87°66°
Thu 92°69° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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