Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Appalachian Trail
12 mi · ▲ 2,795 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Appalachian Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 2,795 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Appalachian Trail
12 mi · ▲ 2,795 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 5,267–6,640 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 5.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kuwohi Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 5.7 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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