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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap Loop, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,100 ft · 7 hr 13 min

Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap Loop, 4 sights is a 15.5-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Trillium Gap and Brushy Mountain. It climbs 4,100 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,615 – 6,378 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead 35.67703, -83.47850
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN
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Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap Loop, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,100 ft · 7 hr 13 min

Elevation 2,616–6,379 ft

Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.67703, -83.47850

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.4 miPass Trillium Gap.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Brushy Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Brushy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
  6. 3.5 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Bull Head Trail, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Bull Head Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Rainbow Falls Trail, heading W.
  11. 5.7 miSharp right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miThe loop closes 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/brushy-mountain-loop-653f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F72°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°70°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 89°74° 27%
Sun 83°67° 31%
Mon 75°64° 49%
Tue 81°61°
Wed 82°63°
Thu 84°66° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~289 min). Leave by 2:50 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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