Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kuwohi Viewpoint–Fork Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Kuwohi Viewpoint–Fork Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route reaches Kuwohi Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 2,087 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kuwohi Viewpoint–Fork Ridge Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,087 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,676–6,640 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Fork Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.59039, -83.46946
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fork Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Kuwohi Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Fork Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fork Ridge Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Fork Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Kuwohi–Kuwohi Tower, 3 summits 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft
- Chimney Tops Viewpoint–Chimney point, 5 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,248 ft
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