Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cove Mountain Trail & Laurel Falls Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,957 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Cove Mountain Trail & Laurel Falls Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, TN. It climbs 1,957 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cove Mountain Trail & Laurel Falls Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,957 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,281–4,075 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Laurel Falls Parking B · 35.67194, -83.58018
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 89°F / low 73° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Falls Parking B, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Falls Trail, heading W.
- 4 miSharp left onto Cove Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Laurel Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Laurel Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 4 miContinue straight onto Laurel Falls Parking B, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Laurel Falls Parking B Trailhead
- Fighting Creek Gap–Riverview Quiet Walkway, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,965 ft
- Little Brier Gap–Laurel Falls Trail, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,283 ft
- Mount Harrison–Bear Cub Way, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,012 ft
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