Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Indian Grave Gap Trail & Rich Mountain Loop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Indian Grave Gap Trail & Rich Mountain Loop Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cades Cove, TN. It climbs 2,097 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Indian Grave Gap Trail & Rich Mountain Loop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,877–3,209 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Indian Grave Gap Trail · 35.62330, -83.81573
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 88°F / low 73° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Indian Grave Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Rich Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miReach Indian Grave Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Indian Grave Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Indian Grave Gap Trail Trailhead
- Double Mountain & Indian Grave Gap Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 965 ft
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