Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route reaches Low Gap at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,875 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,358–4,238 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead · 35.75173, -83.20551
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
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- Start on Cosby Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Low Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miReach Low Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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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More from Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead Trailhead
- Sutton Ridge Overlook & Lower Mount Cammerer Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Snake Den Ridge Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft
- Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,117 ft
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