Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Finley Cane Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 4 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Finley Cane Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 4 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Dosey Gap. It climbs 1,927 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Finley Cane Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 4 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,578–2,095 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Schoolhouse Gap Trailhead · 35.62718, -83.72660
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 6% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Schoolhouse Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Dosey Gap.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Crib Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Finley Cane Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach Schoolhouse Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Crib Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Schoolhouse Gap Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Schoolhouse Gap Trailhead Trailhead
- Bote Mountain Trail & Finley Cane Trail 3 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Schoolhouse Gap Trail & Dosey Gap 4.1 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Anthony Creek Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 5 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,119 ft
- Chestnut Top Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 3 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,168 ft
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