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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mingus Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 55 min

Mingus Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ravensford, NC. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,074 – 2,408 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mingus Mill Access Road 35.52079, -83.30972
Nearest town Ravensford, NC
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Mingus Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 55 min

Elevation 2,073–2,410 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

  1. Start on Mingus Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mingus-creek-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

72% gravel25% dirt3% boardwalk

Weather

FogTemperature 91°F68°
Precip9%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 94°72° 18%
Sun 89°70° 31%
Mon 76°66° 44%
Tue 83°62°
Wed 85°63°
Thu 88°66° 22%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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