Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cove Mountain Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 56 min

Cove Mountain Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Norton Creek Ranch, TN. It climbs 461 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,619 – 4,026 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cove Mountain Trail 35.69819, -83.60617
Nearest town Norton Creek Ranch, TN

Directions

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Cove Mountain Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 56 min

Elevation 3,618–4,027 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Cove Mountain Trail · 35.69819, -83.60617

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Cove Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Laurel Falls Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Cove Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 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°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 83°69° 24%
Sun 79°62° 31%
Mon 71°60° 47%
Tue 77°56°
Wed 79°59°
Thu 81°62° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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