Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Beech Gap & Beech Gap Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Beech Gap & Beech Gap Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Three Forks, NC. The route reaches Beech Gap at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,896 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Beech Gap & Beech Gap Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,139–5,069 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Beech Gap Trail Trailhead · 35.62412, -83.21142
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Beech Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miReach Beech Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
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