Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bradley Fork Trail & Smokemont Loop Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,661 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Bradley Fork Trail & Smokemont Loop Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ravensford, NC. It climbs 2,661 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bradley Fork Trail & Smokemont Loop Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,661 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,192–3,555 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Bradley Fork Trail Trailhead · 35.56288, -83.31069
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 9% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bradley Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Smokemont Loop Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miReach Bradley Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miSharp right onto Bradley Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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