Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Board Camp Gap & Forney Ridge Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Board Camp Gap & Forney Ridge Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Solola Valley, NC. The route reaches Board Camp Gap at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,729 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Board Camp Gap & Forney Ridge Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 3,935–6,320 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kuwohi Road Primary Parking · 35.55639, -83.49503
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Kuwohi Road Primary Parking, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Kuwohi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Forney Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 5.3 miReach Board Camp Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miSharp right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kuwohi Road Primary Parking Trailhead
- Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Forney Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 586 ft
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