Blackstack Cliffs (AT)

Trail Name Blackstack Cliffs (AT) Nearest City Greeneville State Tennessee Trail Marking None Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Moderate Hiking Time 1.51.5 Hours <br />0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 1.11.1 mi <br />1.77 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation ~0"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 4,4524,452 Feet <br />1,484 Yards <br />1,356.97 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Greeneville Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.03461999999999676447259844280779361724853515625,"lon":-82.7017699999999962301444611512124538421630859375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

A short spur off Appalachian Trail through rhododendron leads to overlook from these cliffs - great lunch spot.

How to get there

From Greeneville, TN

1. Take TN-107/TN-70 south out of town for 15 miles.
2. Turn left onto Viking Mountain Road for 6.5 miles.
3. Which becomes gravel Bald Mountain Road for last couple of miles.
4. Park in Jones Meadow at turnaround

Route Description

Upon Camp Creek Bald, find the blue blazes down the middle of a paved road which is the spur trail over to the AT. Head north-bound on the white-blazed AT for 0.4 miles. In a turn, there is a brown sign stated Blackstack Cliff for an unmarked spur trail up the hill. Continue through the rhododendron for ~75 yards to a stone ledge with a US Forest benchmark. Take the big steps down and proceed through more rhododendron until you emerge at the cliffs.

Typical Conditions

The spur trail heads through sometimes thick rhododendron.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fee or permit to visit

After the Hike

If the nearby firetower on Camp Creek Bald is open, then tremendous views can be observed. Recommended second leg for a hike up here on Viking Mountain.

After hikes in 2009, pizza and pasta were enjoyed at the Brick Oven Italian Restaurant in Greeneville, TN (follow TN107 back to 1001 W Main Street).

Photos

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  View of Blackstack Cliffs from parking area