Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Double Gap–Caldwell Fork Trail, 3 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,727 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Double Gap–Caldwell Fork Trail, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Nellie, NC. The route reaches Double Gap at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,727 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Double Gap–Caldwell Fork Trail, 3 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,727 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,826–5,072 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Rough Fork Trail · 35.61625, -83.12087
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rough Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Caldwell Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Hemphill Bald Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miReach Double Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Caldwell Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Rough Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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