Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,020 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Pinnacle, TN. The route passes Trillium Gap before reaching Brushy Mountain at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,020 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,887 – 4,912 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Porters Creek Trail 35.69679, -83.38822
Nearest town Pinnacle, TN

Directions

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Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,020 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,886–4,913 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Porters Creek Trail · 35.69679, -83.38822

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 88°F / low 75° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Porters Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Brushy Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  3. 4.4 miPass Trillium Gap.
  4. 0.4 miReach Brushy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.8 miTurn right onto Porters Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 88°F75°
Feels like83°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
90°75°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 91°76° 25%
Sun 86°70° 32%
Mon 78°67° 46%
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°65°
Thu 87°69° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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