Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Balsam Point Quiet Walkway–Huskey Gap Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Balsam Point Quiet Walkway–Huskey Gap Trail, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 2,562 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Balsam Point Quiet Walkway–Huskey Gap Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,789–3,153 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Balsam Point Quiet Walkway · 35.65208, -83.51244
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Balsam Point Quiet Walkway, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Riverview Quiet Walkway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Huskey Gap Trail, heading W.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Little River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Balsam Point Quiet Walkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Huskey Gap Trail, heading E.
- 4.1 miBear left onto Riverview Quiet Walkway, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Balsam Point Quiet Walkway, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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