Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,766 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Glade, TN. The route passes Trillium Gap before reaching Brushy Mountain at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,766 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap, 3 summits
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,766 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Elevation 2,167–4,913 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail · 35.69429, -83.46651
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 73° · precip 22% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Baskins Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 4.4 miPass Trillium Gap.
- 400 ftBear left onto Brushy Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Brushy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 4.4 miSharp right onto Baskins Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 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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