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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Little Cataloochee Trail

2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 50 min

Little Cataloochee Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ola, NC. It climbs 333 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,877 – 3,071 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Cataloochee Trail Trailhead 35.67616, -83.08726
Nearest town Ola, NC
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Little Cataloochee Trail

2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 50 min

Elevation 2,878–3,072 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Little Cataloochee Trail Trailhead · 35.67616, -83.08726

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 23% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Little Cataloochee Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1 miReach Little Cataloochee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-cataloochee-trail-out-back-c558

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F68°
Precip23%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 82°67° 36%
Mon 76°63°
Tue 79°58°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 85°64° 26%
Fri 76°65° 41%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Ola, North Carolina