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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Chestnut Branch Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Chestnut Branch Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Mount Sterling, NC. It climbs 1,234 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,624 – 2,877 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chestnut Branch Trail Trailhead 35.75948, -83.10595
Nearest town Mount Sterling, NC
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Chestnut Branch Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,625–2,879 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Chestnut Branch Trail Trailhead · 35.75948, -83.10595

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chestnut Branch Trail, heading W.
  2. 2 miReach Chestnut Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chestnut-branch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F73°
Feels like85°Precip4%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 94°75° 28%
Sun 87°70° 34%
Mon 80°66° 19%
Tue 86°63°
Wed 87°66°
Thu 89°70° 23%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mount Sterling, North Carolina