Best hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ambleway maps 113 hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, from a 1.6-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 109 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Tunnel Bypass Trail & Whiteoak Branch Trail via Lakeshore Trail. The biggest climb is Cabin Flats Trail–Dry Sluice Gap Trail, 4 sights, gaining 4,913 ft, and the network tops out at 6,642 ft. 3 start within walking range of public transit.
- Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Spruce Flats Falls–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Noland Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- The Flats–Gold Mine Gap, 3 saddles 2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Forney Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Little Cataloochee Trail 2 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- John Oliver Cabin access via Rich Mountain Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Cosby Horse Trail & Low Gap Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Cove Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Trillium Gap Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Spruce Mountain Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Mingus Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Bradley Fork Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Maddron Bald Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Cooper Road Trail & Wet Bottom Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Deep Creek Horse Trail & Deep Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Duds Branch Concession Horse Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Goldmine Loop Trail & Tunnel Bypass Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 794 ft
- Bote Mountain Trail & Finley Cane Trail 3 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Cataloochee Horse Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- E E McCarter Cemetery & Engine Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Wolf Ridge Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Newfound Gap Overlook & Newfound Gap via Appalachian Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Rhodedendron Creek Trail via Grapeyard Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Hyatt Ridge Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
- Juney Whank Falls & Deep Creek Horse Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 719 ft
- Double Mountain & Indian Grave Gap Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 965 ft
- Davenport Gap via Appalachian Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Anthony Creek Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Kephart Prong Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- Little Brier Gap & Little Brier Gap Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Schoolhouse Gap Trail & Dosey Gap 4.1 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Chestnut Branch Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft
- Noah 'Bud' Ogle Place Nature Trail & Twin Creeks Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 714 ft
- Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Mount Harrison via Cove Mountain Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 821 ft
- Baskins Creek Falls & Baskins Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Road Prong Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft
- Mount Sterling Gap & Mount Sterling Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft
- Bell Branch Concession Horse Trail–Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 832 ft
- Anthony Creek Trail & Cades Cove Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Little River Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Middle Prong Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Appalachian Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Fork Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft
- Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail & Tow String Horse Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Flat Creek Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Finley Cane Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Old Sugarlands Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft
- Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail Loop 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- The Jumpoff–Newfound Gap Overlook, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Baskins Creek Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,637 ft
- Lonesome Pine Overlook & Noland Divide Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft
- Gold Mine Gap–Buchanan Cemetery Access, 4 saddles 6.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Brushy Mountain Trail & Porters Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Beech Gap Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,069 ft
- Tunnel Bypass Trail & Whiteoak Branch Trail via Lakeshore Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,680 ft
- Kuwohi Viewpoint–Fork Ridge Trail, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft
- Ramsey Cascades & Ramsey Cascades Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft