Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Boomer, TN. The route reaches Walnut Mountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,055 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Walnut Mountain & Walnut Mountain Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 3,133–4,209 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Walnut Mountain Trail · 35.84016, -82.95349
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Walnut Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Walnut Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Walnut Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Big Rock Spring & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,578 ft
- Max Patch Short Sunset Point & Walnut Mountain Trail via Appalachian Trail 16 mi · ▲ 3,051 ft
- Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 4,619 ft
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