Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 10.2-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, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,110 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,110 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 3,852–6,550 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Alum Cave Bluffs Trailhead Overflow Parking · 35.62846, -83.45044
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Alum Cave Trail, heading NW.
- 4.9 miContinue straight onto Bull Head Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Cliif Top Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cliif Top Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Cliff Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bull Head Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading NW.
- 4.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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