Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trillium Gap–Alum Cave Trail Loop, 7 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 4,080 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Trillium Gap–Alum Cave Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 15.2-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route reaches Trillium Gap. It climbs 4,080 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Trillium Gap–Alum Cave Trail Loop, 7 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 4,080 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,616–6,550 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail · 35.67817, -83.47158
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 71° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miPass Trillium Gap.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Boulevard Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Cliif Top Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bull Head Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bull Head Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Rainbow Falls Trail, heading W.
- 5.8 miSharp right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~266 min). Leave by 3:13 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trillium Gap Trail Trailhead
- Trillium Gap Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Trillium Gap Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Trillium Gap Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Baskins Creek Falls & Baskins Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
- Baskins Creek Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,786 ft
- Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 summits 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,754 ft
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