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.

Elevation

0 mi5,266 – 5,889 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.60936, -83.44654
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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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 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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