Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fighting Creek Gap–Huskey Gap Trail, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,703 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Fighting Creek Gap–Huskey Gap Trail, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, TN. The route reaches Fighting Creek Gap at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,703 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fighting Creek Gap–Huskey Gap Trail, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,703 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,182–3,149 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Little River Trail · 35.65332, -83.57959
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Little River Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Huskey Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Sugarland Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miReach Fighting Creek Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Huskey Gap Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Little River Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Little River Trail & Rough Creek Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,090 ft
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