Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Indian Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Indian Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Jenkins Place, NC. It climbs 780 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,828 – 2,625 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deep Creek Trail 35.46556, -83.43275
Nearest town Jenkins Place, NC
Directions
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Indian Creek Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,827–2,626 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.
- 3 miReach Stone Pile Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 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
92% dirt8% 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%
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
- Deep Creek Trail–Indian Creek Trail, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Indian Creek Motor Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft
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