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.
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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
- Start on Cove Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Laurel Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Cove Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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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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- Mount Harrison via Cove Mountain Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 821 ft
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