Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Forney Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 58 min
Forney Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Solola Valley, NC. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Forney Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 58 min
Elevation 5,715–6,320 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kuwohi Road Primary Parking · 35.55639, -83.49503
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Kuwohi Road Primary Parking, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Kuwohi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Forney Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kuwohi Road Primary Parking Trailhead
- Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Board Camp Gap & Forney Ridge Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft
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