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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 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 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

Mostly clearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 85°69° 27%
Sun 82°66° 28%
Mon 74°62° 25%
Tue 80°58°
Wed 82°61°
Thu 84°65° 21%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Ola, North Carolina