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.
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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
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- Start on Cosby Campground Road B, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miPass Low Gap.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Cammerer Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Mount Cammerer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Low Gap Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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