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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cataloochee Horse Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Cataloochee Horse Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Nellie, NC. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,635 – 2,743 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cataloochee Horse Trail 35.62649, -83.11229
Nearest town Nellie, NC
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Cataloochee Horse Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 2,634–2,744 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Cataloochee Horse Trail · 35.62649, -83.11229

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cataloochee Horse Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miReach Cataloochee Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cataloochee-horse-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F70°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°71° 27%
Sun 85°67° 30%
Mon 75°63° 33%
Tue 81°59°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 85°66° 21%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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