Little Brier Gap Trail–Little Greenbrier Trail, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Greenbrier, TN. The route reaches Wear Cove Gap at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,123 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,677 – 2,284 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Metcalf Bottoms Trail Trailhead 35.67905, -83.64733
Nearest town Greenbrier, TN
Directions
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Little Brier Gap Trail–Little Greenbrier Trail, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,677–2,285 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Metcalf Bottoms Trail Trailhead · 35.67905, -83.64733
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Metcalf Bottoms Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Little Greenbrier Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miPass Wear Cove Gap.
- 50 ftReach Metcalf Bottoms Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Little Brier Gap Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 92°F77°
Feels like83°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat
92°77°
28%
Sun
88°70°
20%
Mon
81°67°
49%
Tue
86°66°
Wed
88°67°
Thu
90°70°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mount Harrison–Little Brier Gap, 5 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,344 ft
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