Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Deep Low Gap Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,801 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Deep Low Gap Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Birdtown, NC. It climbs 2,801 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,454 – 4,964 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.49198, -83.37111
Nearest town Birdtown, NC
Directions
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Deep Low Gap Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,801 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,454–4,964 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: 35.49198, -83.37111
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Deep Low Gap Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading N.
- 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 miSharp left onto Deep Low Gap Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 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
FogTemperature 91°F65°
Precip10%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
93°70°
20%
Sun
90°68°
24%
Mon
77°63°
43%
Tue
83°60°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
89°62°
23%
More from this trailhead
- Deep Low Gap Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,327 ft
- Deep Low Gap Trail 9 mi · ▲ 2,616 ft
- Deep Low Gap Trail 11 mi · ▲ 2,981 ft
- Cemetary Trail & Deep Low Gap Trail 11 mi · ▲ 2,706 ft
- Mingus Creek Trail via Deep Low Gap Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,934 ft
- Thomas Divide Trail 13 mi · ▲ 3,645 ft
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