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.
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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
- Start on Indian Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Deep Low Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Motor Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp right onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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More from Deep Creek Trail Trailhead
- Indian Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft
- Deep Creek Horse Trail & Deep Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Deep Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 4 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Lonesome Pine Overlook & Deep Creek Horse Trail via Noland Divide Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft
- Indian Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 780 ft
- Deep Creek Trail–Indian Creek Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft
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