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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail–E E McCarter Cemetery, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail–E E McCarter Cemetery, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Glade, TN. It climbs 2,223 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,558 – 2,772 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little-Big Dudley Trailhead 35.72959, -83.45202
Nearest town Glade, TN
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Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail–E E McCarter Cemetery, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,559–2,774 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Little-Big Dudley Trailhead · 35.72959, -83.45202

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Smoky Mountain Riding Stables stop 92 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Dudley Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.5 miBear left onto Grapeyard Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Engine Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto E E McCarter Cemetery, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Engine Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Grapeyard Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.6 miBear right onto Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.5 miBear right onto Little Dudley Concession Horse Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/big-dudley-concession-horse-trail-e-e-mccarter-cemetery-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Smoky Mountain Riding Stables stop 92 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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