Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Walnut Mountain at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,249 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,461 – 4,557 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Max Patch Short Loop 35.79649, -82.96247
Nearest town Boomer, TN
Directions
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Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 3,462–4,559 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Max Patch Short Loop · 35.79649, -82.96247
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Max Patch Short Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 5.2 miSharp left onto Walnut Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Walnut Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Max Patch Short Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F64°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
78°66°
28%
Sun
74°61°
31%
Mon
70°57°
Tue
77°54°
Wed
77°56°
Thu
79°59°
24%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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