Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Low Gap & Davenport Gap via Appalachian Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,834 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Low Gap & Davenport Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Waterville, NC. The route passes Davenport Gap before reaching Low Gap at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 3,834 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Low Gap & Davenport Gap via Appalachian Trail
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,834 ft · 6 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,001–5,039 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.77062, -83.11108
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 73° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Davenport Gap.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Davenport Gap Shelter access, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 6.2 miReach Low Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.2 miBear right onto Davenport Gap Shelter access, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
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- Mount Cammerer–Davenport Gap, 3 summits 11.2 mi · ▲ 3,091 ft
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