Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bull Head Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail Loop, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 3,767 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Bull Head Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 13.1-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 3,767 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bull Head Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail Loop, 3 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 3,767 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 2,505–6,010 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
- Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Rainbow Falls Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miBear right onto Bull Head Trail, heading W.
- 5.7 miTurn right onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Trillium Gap Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Old Sugarlands Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,091 ft
- Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap Loop, 4 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,100 ft
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