Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Chalet Village, TN. It climbs 800 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,460 – 2,054 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Sugarlands Trail Trailhead 35.68830, -83.53492
Nearest town Chalet Village, TN

Directions

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Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail & Old Sugarlands Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,459–2,055 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Old Sugarlands Trail Trailhead · 35.68830, -83.53492

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 75° · precip 19% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Sugarlands Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Old Sugarlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F75°
Precip19%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 5 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun 91°77° 20%
Mon 85°68° 52%
Tue 85°65°
Wed 88°65°
Thu 91°69° 26%
Fri 84°67° 43%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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