Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Old Sugarlands Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Old Sugarlands Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 818 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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Old Sugarlands Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 818 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,033–2,756 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.67703, -83.47850
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 72° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Old Sugarlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Trillium Gap Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Bull Head Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail Loop, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 3,767 ft
- Cliff Top–Cliif Top Viewpoint, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,091 ft
- Brushy Mountain–Trillium Gap Loop, 4 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,100 ft
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