Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Low Gap Trail & Snake Den Ridge Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Low Gap Trail & Snake Den Ridge Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,208 – 2,503 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Trailhead 35.75592, -83.20780
Nearest town Catons Grove, TN
Directions
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Low Gap Trail & Snake Den Ridge Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,209–2,503 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Trailhead · 35.75592, -83.20780
Weather Sep 5: 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 miSharp right onto Lower Mount Cammerer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Low Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Low Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Low Gap Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Sutton Ridge Overlook–Cosby Horse Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Low Gap–Camel Gap Trail, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 3,728 ft
- Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,266 ft
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