Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mount Cammerer–Low Gap, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Mount Cammerer–Low Gap, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route passes Low Gap before reaching Mount Cammerer at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 3,071 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,349 – 5,040 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cosby Campground Road B 35.75292, -83.20937
Nearest town Catons Grove, TN

Directions

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Mount Cammerer–Low Gap, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 2,351–5,039 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Cosby Campground Road B · 35.75292, -83.20937

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cosby Campground Road B, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Gap Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2 miPass Low Gap.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Cammerer Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach Mount Cammerer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  9. 2.1 miSharp right onto Low Gap Trail, heading S.
  10. 2 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 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

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F74°
Precip3%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 90°76° 26%
Sun 85°68° 34%
Mon 81°64° 30%
Tue 83°62°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 87°68° 25%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead