Little Brier Gap–Little Greenbrier Trail, 3 saddles is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Line Spring, TN. The route passes Wear Cove Gap before reaching Little Brier Gap at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,818 – 2,284 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Greenbrier Trail 35.69408, -83.64598
Nearest town Line Spring, TN
Directions
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Little Brier Gap–Little Greenbrier Trail, 3 saddles
3.8 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,819–2,285 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Little Greenbrier Trail · 35.69408, -83.64598
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Little Greenbrier Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wear Cove Gap.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Little Brier Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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