Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Double Mountain–Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 3,639 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Double Mountain–Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Double Mountain. It climbs 3,639 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,880 – 3,658 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.60582, -83.77769
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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Double Mountain–Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 3,639 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,879–3,659 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: 35.60582, -83.77769

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 76° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Grave Gap Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Rich Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftPass Double Mountain.
  6. 2.3 miReach Double Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miSharp left onto Indian Grave Gap Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 2.1 miTurn left onto Rich Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 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

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F76°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sun 88°69° 17%
Mon 82°66° 49%
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 88°66° 30%
Fri 80°67° 30%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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