Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kuwohi Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,752 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Kuwohi Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route reaches Kuwohi Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,752 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kuwohi Viewpoint via Appalachian Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,752 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Elevation 4,972–6,623 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: 35.61031, -83.42663
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 7.4 miSharp left onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Kuwohi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Kuwohi Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Clingmans Dome lookout tower access, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 7.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Appalachian Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- The Jumpoff–Newfound Gap Overlook, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Charlies Bunyon–Newfound Gap Overlook, 3 summits 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
- Chimney Tops Viewpoint–Chimney point, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 3,160 ft
- Appalachian Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,547 ft
- Appalachian Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,519 ft
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