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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hyatt Ridge Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Hyatt Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Three Forks, NC. It climbs 1,438 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,936 – 4,393 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hyatt Ridge Trail Trailhead 35.60890, -83.22297
Nearest town Three Forks, NC
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Hyatt Ridge Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,937–4,392 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Hyatt Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.60890, -83.22297

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 67° · precip 13% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

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

  1. Start on Hyatt Ridge Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 miArrive 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/hyatt-ridge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F67°
Precip13%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 88°70° 24%
Sun 87°66° 29%
Mon 75°62° 45%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 85°63° 23%

Good to know

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

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