Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Low Gap–Camel Gap Trail, 4 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,728 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Low Gap–Camel Gap Trail, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route reaches Low Gap. It climbs 3,728 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Low Gap–Camel Gap Trail, 4 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,728 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,209–4,238 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Trailhead · 35.75592, -83.20780
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Low Gap Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Low Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miPass Low Gap.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Camel Gap Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Low Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Low Gap Trail, heading N.
- 4.9 miBear left onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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