Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mingus Creek Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,249 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Mingus Creek Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ravensford, NC. It climbs 3,249 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mingus Creek Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,249 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 2,073–5,059 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Mingus Mill Access Road · 35.52079, -83.30972
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 91°F / low 68° · precip 9% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mingus Creek Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miTurn left onto Newton Bald Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Thomas Divide Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Mingus Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Newton Bald Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mingus Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 5.6 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
More from Mingus Mill Access Road Trailhead
- Mingus Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Cemetary Trail via Mingus Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 698 ft
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