Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Indian Creek Motor Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Indian Creek Motor Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Jenkins Place, NC. It climbs 1,643 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,828 – 3,475 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deep Creek Trail 35.46556, -83.43275
Nearest town Jenkins Place, NC

Directions

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Indian Creek Motor Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,827–3,476 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Deep Creek Trail · 35.46556, -83.43275

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Indian Creek Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right onto Deep Low Gap Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Motor Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2 miSharp right onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 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

96% dirt4% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 91°F67°
Precip12%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 94°71° 19%
Sun 91°69°
Mon 79°65° 43%
Tue 85°61°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 90°64° 24%

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