Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cades Cove Horse Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Cades Cove Horse Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. It climbs 1,108 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,755 – 2,221 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turkeypen Ridge Trail Trailhead 35.60651, -83.74487
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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Cades Cove Horse Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,756–2,222 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Turkeypen Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.60651, -83.74487

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crib Gap Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Cades Cove Horse Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miReach Turkeypen Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right onto Crib Gap Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 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

Mostly clearTemperature 92°F77°
Feels like87°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 95°77° 23%
Sun 87°70° 27%
Mon 79°66° 47%
Tue 87°63°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 88°67° 28%

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