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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Lackey Hill, NC. It climbs 1,749 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,795 – 3,475 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.45957, -83.43558
Nearest town Lackey Hill, NC
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Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,796–3,476 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: 35.45957, -83.43558

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 93°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Deep Creek Campground Entrance Road, heading W.
  3. 300 ftBear right onto Deep Creek Horse Trailer Parking, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Noland Divide Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftSharp left onto West Deep Creek Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading W.
  11. 2 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Motor Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left onto Deep Low Gap Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miContinue straight onto West Deep Creek Road, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left onto Noland Divide Trail, heading W.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Horse Trailer Parking, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Deep Creek Campground Entrance Road, heading S.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deep-creek-horse-trail-deep-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

94% dirt4% gravel1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 93°F69°
Feels like84°Precip11%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 96°72° 18%
Sun 92°70°
Mon 80°66° 41%
Tue 86°62°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 91°64° 23%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lackey Hill, North Carolina