Where we went: Lookout Mountain/Buffalo Bill Museum
What went wrong: We wore jeans, which are hot and heavy.
What we did right: Packed water bottles and a snack.
How you can avoid mistakes: There are a few confusing turns on the trail, which aren't obvious on the map. They are pictured below.
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| Buffalo Bill's Grave |
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| Buffalo Bill's Grave |
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| Buffalo Bill's Grave |
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| View from Buffalo Bill Museum |
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| View From Buffalo Bill Museum |
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| View From Buffalo Bill Museum |
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| Looking West From Buffalo Bill Museum |
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| The trail head is across the parking lot from the museum. Great buffalo burgers served in the gift shop. |
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| The trail passes through Lookout Mountain Park. |
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| Keep to the left over the rocky patches. |
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| Watch for the arrow marker. |
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| Hiker only trail, 0.5 miles, connects to the Lookout Mountain Trail. |
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| Junction with the Lookout Mountain Trail. |
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Head left (uphill) to the Lookout Mountain Nature Center, 0.4 miles, or
right (downhill) to the Beaver Brook trail head, 0.6 miles. We went downhill.
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| The trail winds through the trees, |
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| and has a few rocky places. |
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| The trail marker at the scree field. This is the spur trail. |
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| Take a right on the spur trail for views. |
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| The Lookout Mountain trail makes a switch back to the right just beyond the marker before the scree field. |
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| The Beaver Brook trail begins to the left. Follow the Lookout Mountain trail on a switchback to the right, and end up in a parking area on Lariat Loop Road. There is a port-a-potty in the parking lot. |
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Turn around and retrace the route to the parking lot at the Buffalo Bill Museum.
Would we hike this trail again? Yes. We've been on it multiple times.
