Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 4,091 ft · 6 hr 43 min

Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Cliff Top before reaching Cliif Top Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 4,091 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,615 – 6,549 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead 35.67703, -83.47850
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 4,091 ft · 6 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,616–6,550 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.67703, -83.47850

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Rainbow Falls Trail, heading S.
  3. 5.7 miSharp left onto Bull Head Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Alum Cave Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bull Head Trail, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto Cliif Top Trail, heading SE.
  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 miSharp left onto Bull Head Trail, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading E.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Bull Head Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Rainbow Falls Trail, heading W.
  13. 5.7 miSharp right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 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

OvercastTemperature 85°F72°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°70°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 89°74° 27%
Sun 83°67° 31%
Mon 75°64° 49%
Tue 81°61°
Wed 82°63°
Thu 84°66° 29%

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