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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Baxter Creek Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,267 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Baxter Creek Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Crestmont, NC. It climbs 4,267 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,683 – 5,840 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baxter Creek Trail 35.75137, -83.10959
Nearest town Crestmont, NC
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Baxter Creek Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,267 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,683–5,839 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Baxter Creek Trail · 35.75137, -83.10959

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 72° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Sterling Ridge Trail, heading S.
  2. 6.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 6.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baxter-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F72°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 92°75° 30%
Sun 87°70° 34%
Mon 80°66° 19%
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 89°69° 23%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Crestmont, North Carolina