Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route reaches Hen Wallow Falls at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 904 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,169 – 2,891 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gabes Mountain Trail Trailhead 35.75783, -83.20963
Nearest town Catons Grove, TN

Directions

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Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,168–2,891 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Gabes Mountain Trail Trailhead · 35.75783, -83.20963

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gabes Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftReach Hen Wallow Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 1.9 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F74°
Feels like83°Precip3%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 92°76° 26%
Sun 85°69° 34%
Mon 82°65° 30%
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°65°
Thu 88°69° 25%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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