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Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail

On Round Knob, Bald Mountains

Trail2.4 km · 1.5 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Poplar Cove Horse Trail 0.3 mi · 0.5 kmExplore Round Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

  1. J7°-3°126
  2. F9°-1°139
  3. M13°2°132
  4. A18°6°125
  5. M22°11°134
  6. J25°15°138
  7. J27°17°156
  8. A26°17°133
  9. S24°13°102
  10. O18°8°76
  11. N13°3°105
  12. D8°-1°128

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long, Cowbell Hollow Horse Trail is a trail in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, United States of America. It is on Round Knob in the Bald Mountains. It lies about 14 km southeast of Tusculum.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.4 km · 1.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Round Knob (mountain, 993 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Bald Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
14 km SE of Tusculum (Greene County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Connects to
Little Jennings Creek Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.0764, -82.6691
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Poplar Cove Horse Trail

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

Little Jennings Creek Trail

0.8 mi · 1.4 km · Cherokee National Forest

Fork Ridge

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Sarvis Cove Trail

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Squibb Creek Trail

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Cherokee National Forest

Davis Creek Trail

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Cherokee National Forest

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