Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kephart Prong Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Kephart Prong Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson Place, NC. It climbs 837 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kephart Prong Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,724–3,578 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kephart Prong Trail Trailhead · 35.58574, -83.35833
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kephart Prong Trail, heading N.
- 2 miReach Kephart Prong Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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