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Mulepen Branch Track

On Chestnut Mountain, Georgia Blue Ridge

Local route6.1 km · 3.8 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Clear Creek Trail 0.1 mi · 0.1 kmExplore Chestnut Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J9°0°160
  2. F11°1°171
  3. M15°4°148
  4. A19°8°134
  5. M23°13°132
  6. J27°17°143
  7. J29°19°153
  8. A28°19°122
  9. S25°16°121
  10. O20°10°96
  11. N15°5°140
  12. D10°1°165

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.1 km · 3.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Chestnut Mountain (mountain, 595 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Georgia Blue Ridge (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
7.6 km SE of Benton (Polk County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Cherokee National Forest
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
33571
Operator (OSM)
US Forest Service
Route centre
35.1520, -84.5927
Route start
35.1355, -84.5848
OpenStreetMap
relation 20178485
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 start

Clear Creek Trail

0.1 mi · 0.1 km · Cherokee National Forest

Clemmer Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Cherokee National Forest

Scenic Spur Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Cherokee National Forest

Laurel Loop Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Cherokee National Forest

Clemmer Spur Trail

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Cherokee National Forest

Benton Falls Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Cherokee National Forest

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