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West TennesseeBig Hill Pond State Park

Big Hill Pond Lookout Tower

A rolling forest hike to a 70-foot observation tower overlooking the Tuscumbia bottomlands and Travis McNatt Lake.

A boardwalk winding through bottomland forest at Big Hill Pond State Park
Photo by Bill Automata, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Length
5 mi
Elevation gain
500 ft
Difficulty
moderate
Route
out-and-back

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Sunrise 5:43 AM · Sunset 8:00 PM

  • TodayOvercast84° / 71°F29% precip
  • ThuOvercast85° / 71°F28% precip
  • FriRain showers81° / 67°F85% precip

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Tucked into the far southwest corner of the state, Big Hill Pond is a hilly, wooded surprise. The route climbs and dips through pine and hardwood to a 70-foot steel lookout tower; the climb up the steps is worth it for the view over the Tuscumbia River bottomlands and Travis McNatt Lake. A long boardwalk over Dismal Swamp and miles of backcountry trail make it easy to extend the day.

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