Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail Loop, 5 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,756 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 13.4-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Jenkins Place, NC. It climbs 2,756 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail Loop, 5 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,756 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,815–3,798 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Tom Branch Road · 35.46394, -83.43406
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 93°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tom Branch Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto West Deep Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Sunkota Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.7 miSharp left onto Martins Gap Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Deep Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Deep Creek Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto West Deep Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tom Branch Road Trailhead
- Indian Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft
- Deep Creek Horse Trail & Deep Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Deep Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 4 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Lonesome Pine Overlook & Deep Creek Horse Trail via Noland Divide Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft
- Indian Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 780 ft
- Deep Creek Trail–Indian Creek Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft
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