Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kuwohi & Kuwohi Tower via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,716 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Kuwohi & Kuwohi Tower via Appalachian Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Kuwohi before reaching Kuwohi Tower at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,716 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kuwohi & Kuwohi Tower via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,716 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 5,267–6,642 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 5.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Kuwohi Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Kuwohi Tower.
- 50 ftReach Kuwohi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 5.7 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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