Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 summits

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,754 ft · 6 hr 55 min

Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 summits is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Trillium Gap and Cliff Top before reaching Cliif Top Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,754 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,956 – 6,549 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail 35.67817, -83.47158
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 summits

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,754 ft · 6 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,957–6,550 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail · 35.67817, -83.47158

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.9 miPass Trillium Gap.
  3. 3.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftSharp right onto Bull Head Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Cliif Top Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miPass Cliif Top Viewpoint.
  8. 150 ftReach Cliff Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Bull Head Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading E.
  13. 7.3 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

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.1 mi in (~272 min). Leave by 3:07 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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