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River Trail East

Trail9.2 km · 5.7 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Bronco Overlook Trail 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area →

Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaBig South Fork National River and Recreation AreaAngel Falls Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaBig Island Loop (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaBig Island Loop (Segment B) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaBronco Overlook Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaCollier Ridge Bike Loop (Segment B) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaCumberland Valley Loop (Segment G) (aka Grooms Branch Trail) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaDuncan Hollow Bike Loop · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaDuncan Hollow Bypass · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaFall Branch Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaFork Ridge Gorge Access Trail (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaGobblers Knob Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaGrand Gap Loop (Segment A) (aka JMT) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaGrand Gap Loop (Segment B) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaHatfield Ridge Trail (Segment B) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJack's Ridge Loop (Segment B) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Litton Farm Hike Loop (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Muir Trail (Segment E) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Muir Trail (Segment F) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Muir Trail (Segment G) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Muir Trail (Segment I) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaJohn Muir Trail (Segment J) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaKatie Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaLaurel Fork Creek Trail (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaLaurel Fork Creek Trail (Segment C) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaLeatherwood Loop Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaNorth White Oak Loop (Segment C) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaOscar Blevins Loop Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaPilot-Wines Loop · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaRiver Trail West · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaSalt Pine Ridge Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaSlave Falls Loop Trail (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaSlave Falls-to-Charit Creek Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaStation Camp Creek Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaSunset Overlook Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaTwin Arches Loop Trail (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaWest Bandy Creek Bike Trail · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaWest Entrance Trail (Segment A) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaWest Entrance Trail (Segment D) · Big South Fork National River and Recreation AreaTennesseeDouble Falls Trail · TennesseeHidden Passage Trail · TennesseeTennesseeStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 10–26 °C (50–79 °F)

  1. J7°-1°122
  2. F10°1°110
  3. M15°5°117
  4. A20°9°109
  5. M24°14°127
  6. J28°19°113
  7. J30°21°120
  8. A29°20°111
  9. S26°17°89
  10. O21°11°83
  11. N15°6°99
  12. D9°1°125

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

Length
9.2 km · 5.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
15 km W of Oneida (Scott County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Tennessee
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.5373, -84.6577
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

Bronco Overlook Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

John Muir Trail (Segment G)

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Big Island Loop (Segment B)

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

John Muir Trail (Segment F)

1.3 mi · 2.0 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

River Trail West

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

John Muir Trail (Segment I)

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

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