Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Buckhorn Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Buckhorn Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, TN. The route reaches Buckhorn Gap at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,952 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buckhorn Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,212–2,893 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Jakes Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.65201, -83.58122
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jakes Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Meigs Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 5.9 miReach Buckhorn Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.9 miContinue straight onto Jakes Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 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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