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.
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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
- Start on Porters Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Brushy Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 4.4 miPass Trillium Gap.
- 0.4 miReach Brushy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miTurn right onto Porters Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Brushy Mountain Trail & Porters Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
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