Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mount Harrison via Cove Mountain Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 821 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Mount Harrison via Cove Mountain Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Norton Creek Ranch, TN. The route reaches Mount Harrison at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 821 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mount Harrison via Cove Mountain Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 821 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 3,460–4,008 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Cove Mountain Trail · 35.69819, -83.60617
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start on Cove Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miReach Mount Harrison, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
More from Cove Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Cove Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 461 ft
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