John Oliver Cabin access via Rich Mountain Loop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cades Cove, TN. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,824 – 1,946 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: John Oliver Cabin Access Trailhead 35.60665, -83.79468
Nearest town Cades Cove, TN
Directions
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John Oliver Cabin access via Rich Mountain Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,824–1,945 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: John Oliver Cabin Access Trailhead · 35.60665, -83.79468
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on John Oliver Cabin access, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rich Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach John Oliver Cabin access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto John Oliver Cabin access, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 92°F77°
Feels like87°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat
95°77°
22%
Sun
88°70°
24%
Mon
80°66°
47%
Tue
87°63°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
89°67°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from John Oliver Cabin Access Trailhead Trailhead
- Rich Mountain Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Crooked Arm Ridge Trail via Rich Mountain Loop Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,635 ft
- Double Mountain–Crooked Arm Ridge Trail, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,037 ft
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