Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Juney Whank Falls & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Juney Whank Falls & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Jenkins Place, NC. The route reaches Juney Whank Falls at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,127 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Juney Whank Falls & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,827–2,495 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Indian Camp Creek Road · 35.46522, -83.41918
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thomas Divide Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Juney Whank Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Deep Creek Horse Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Juney Whank Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Stone Pile Gap Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading SE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Indian Camp Creek Road Trailhead
- Thomas Divide Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 856 ft
- Loop Trail & Stone Pile Gap Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft
- Indian Creek Motor Trail via Thomas Divide Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,636 ft
- Lonesome Pine Overlook–Deep Creek Horse Trail, 4 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,355 ft
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