Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Baskins Creek Trail–Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,854 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Baskins Creek Trail–Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Glade, TN. It climbs 2,854 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Baskins Creek Trail–Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,854 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,555–2,886 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail · 35.69429, -83.46651
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 73° · precip 22% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Baskins Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Baskins Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Baskins Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 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
Weather
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead
- Baskins Creek Falls via Baskins Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- E E McCarter Cemetery–Engine Creek Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft
- Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,766 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Glade, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Glade, Tennessee