Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gold Mine Gap–Buchanan Cemetery Access, 4 saddles
6.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Gold Mine Gap–Buchanan Cemetery Access, 4 saddles is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Happy Valley, TN. The route passes Gold Mine Gap and Cane Gap. It climbs 869 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gold Mine Gap–Buchanan Cemetery Access, 4 saddles
6.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,112–1,682 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Cooper Road Trail · 35.61063, -83.93286
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
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- Start on Cooper Road Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miPass Gold Mine Gap.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Buchanan Cemetery Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cane Gap.
- 0.4 miReach Gold Mine Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cooper Road Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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