Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Juney Whank Falls & Deep Creek Horse Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Juney Whank Falls & Deep Creek Horse Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Lackey Hill, NC. The route reaches Juney Whank Falls. It climbs 719 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Juney Whank Falls & Deep Creek Horse Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,797–2,221 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: West Deep Creek Road · 35.45847, -83.43813
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 93°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Deep Creek Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Deep Creek Horse Trailer Parking, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Noland Divide Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Juney Whank Falls.
- 200 ftBear right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Deep Creek Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Juney Whank Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Noland Divide Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Deep Creek Horse Trailer Parking, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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
More from West Deep Creek Road Trailhead
- Deep Creek Horse Trail–Deep Creek Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Lonesome Pine Overlook & Noland Divide Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 2,292 ft
- Upper Sassafras Gap & Noland Divide Trail 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,656 ft
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