Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Appalachian Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Appalachian Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 919 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Appalachian Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,267–5,888 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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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