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

0 mi1,555 – 2,887 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail 35.69429, -83.46651
Nearest town Glade, TN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Baskins Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miBear left onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Baskins Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Baskins Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F73°
Precip22%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 83°67° 22%
Mon 78°66° 47%
Tue 82°62°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 85°67° 29%
Fri 75°66° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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