Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fork Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Fork Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 921 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fork Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,267–5,888 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Fork Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.59039, -83.46946
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 58° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fork Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miReach Fork Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Fork Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 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
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