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.

Elevation

0 mi3,852 – 6,549 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alum Cave Bluffs Trailhead Overflow Parking 35.62846, -83.45044
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Alum Cave Trail, heading NW.
  2. 4.9 miContinue straight onto Bull Head Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftSharp right onto Cliif Top Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miPass Cliif Top Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftReach Cliff Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bull Head Trail, heading E.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading NW.
  8. 4.9 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 80°F67°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 75°62° 24%
Mon 73°61° 46%
Tue 77°57°
Wed 78°58°
Thu 80°62° 26%
Fri 70°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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