Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Baskins Creek Falls–Baskins Creek Trail, 4 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,521 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Baskins Creek Falls–Baskins Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Chalet Village, TN. The route reaches Baskins Creek Falls at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,521 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baskins Creek Falls–Baskins Creek Trail, 4 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,521 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,459–2,886 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Old Sugarlands Trail Trailhead · 35.68830, -83.53492
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 75° · precip 19% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Sugarlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Baskins Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Baskins Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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
More from Old Sugarlands Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft
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