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Chestnut Flats Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Tennessee

Chestnut Flats Trail

Elizabethton, Tennessee

7.0 mi

Distance

1,949 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 11m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Chestnut Flats Trail is an out-and-back trail in Carter County, Tennessee. It is 7 miles long and gains 1,949 feet. It is in or next to Hunter, Tennessee.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:560 ft
Max:1,045 ft
Gain:594 ft
Loss:594 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 560 ft and 1,045 ft across 7.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.560 ft722 ft883 ft1,045 ft0.0 mi1.8 mi3.5 mi5.3 mi7.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi560 ft
High point3.5 mi1,045 ft
End7.0 mi560 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Hunter, TN · in or next to town
County:
Carter County, TN

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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