Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Beard Cane Trail–Wet Bottom Trail, 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Beard Cane Trail–Wet Bottom Trail, 3 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cades Cove, TN. The route reaches Cane Gap at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,538 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Beard Cane Trail–Wet Bottom Trail, 3 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,556–2,228 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Elijah Oliver Cabin Access Trail · 35.59793, -83.84335
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 75° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elijah Oliver Cabin Access Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Wet Bottom Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cooper Road Trail, heading NW.
- 5.4 miContinue straight onto Beard Cane Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cooper Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Cane Gap.
- 50 ftReach Wet Bottom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Beard Cane Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Road Trail, heading E.
- 5.4 miBear right onto Wet Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elijah Oliver Cabin Access Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive 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
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