Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 44 min
Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights is a 1.6-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Solola Valley, NC. The route passes Kuwohi, Kuwohi Tower and Kuwohi Viewpoint. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower Loop, 5 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 44 min
Elevation 6,203–6,642 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kuwohi Road Primary Parking · 35.55639, -83.49503
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Kuwohi Road Primary Parking, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Kuwohi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kuwohi Bypass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kuwohi Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Kuwohi Tower.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Kuwohi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Kuwohi Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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
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