Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Abrams Falls Trail–Cooper Road Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Abrams Falls Trail–Cooper Road Trail, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Happy Valley, TN. It climbs 1,934 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Abrams Falls Trail–Cooper Road Trail, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,112–1,752 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Cooper Road Trail · 35.61063, -83.93286
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
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- Start on Cooper Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Little Bottoms Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Hatcher Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Abrams Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Abrams Falls Parking Lot, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Cooper Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Abrams Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Hatcher Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Bottoms Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Cooper Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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