Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fork Ridge Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 3,804 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Fork Ridge Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 3,804 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fork Ridge Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 3,804 ft · 6 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,062–5,888 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Fork Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 4.9 miReach Fork Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.9 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 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
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