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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

E E McCarter Cemetery & Engine Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 20 min

E E McCarter Cemetery & Engine Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Pinnacle, TN. It climbs 532 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,434 – 1,955 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Engine Creek Trail 35.72944, -83.40545
Nearest town Pinnacle, TN
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E E McCarter Cemetery & Engine Creek Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,434–1,956 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Engine Creek Trail · 35.72944, -83.40545

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Engine Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right onto E E McCarter Cemetery, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miReach Engine Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Engine Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miArrive 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/e-e-mccarter-cemetery-engine-creek-trail-out-back-5-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F75°
Feels like84°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 95°77° 27%
Sun 88°71° 34%
Mon 83°68° 42%
Tue 85°65°
Wed 89°68°
Thu 91°69° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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