Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Charlies Bunyon–Newfound Gap Overlook, 4 saddles
12 mi · ▲ 2,818 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Charlies Bunyon–Newfound Gap Overlook, 4 saddles is a 12-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Newfound Gap, Newfound Gap Overlook and Charlies Bunyon before reaching Dry Sluice Gap at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,818 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Charlies Bunyon–Newfound Gap Overlook, 4 saddles
12 mi · ▲ 2,818 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 4,972–6,110 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miPass Newfound Gap.
- 50 ftPass Newfound Gap Overlook.
- 3.9 miPass Charlies Bunyon.
- 0.5 miPass Dry Sluice Gap.
- 200 ftReach Charlies Bunyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 5.6 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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