Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jakes Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 5 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,577 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Jakes Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, TN. The route reaches Jakes Gap. It climbs 3,577 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jakes Gap–Jakes Creek Trail, 5 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,577 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,212–4,058 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Jakes Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.65201, -83.58122
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jakes Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Meigs Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Jakes Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miPass Jakes Gap.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Panther Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Middle Prong Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Jakes Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Panther Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Jakes Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Meigs Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jakes Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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