Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Grassy Branch Trail & Twin Creeks Trail

2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 45 min

Grassy Branch Trail & Twin Creeks Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, TN. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,539 – 1,663 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Twin Creeks Trail Trailhead 35.70094, -83.51125
Nearest town Gatlinburg, TN

Directions

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Grassy Branch Trail & Twin Creeks Trail

2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,540–1,664 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Twin Creeks Trail Trailhead · 35.70094, -83.51125

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 75° · precip 22% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Park Vista stop 289 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Twin Creeks Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grassy Branch Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miReach Twin Creeks Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Twin Creeks Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 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

OvercastTemperature 91°F75°
Precip22%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun 87°69° 21%
Mon 84°67° 48%
Tue 85°65°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 90°69° 30%
Fri 83°66° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Park Vista stop 289 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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