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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 1,149 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,532 – 2,605 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Falls Trail Trailhead 35.67575, -83.48586
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN
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Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,532–2,603 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Rainbow Falls Trail Trailhead · 35.67575, -83.48586

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NW.
  3. 3.2 miBear right onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/grassy-branch-concession-horse-trail-old-sugarlands-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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