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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Myrtle Point–Alum Cave Trail, 3 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 3,271 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Myrtle Point–Alum Cave Trail, 3 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route reaches Myrtle Point at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 3,271 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,849 – 6,592 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alum Cave Trailhead 35.62955, -83.45154
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN
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Myrtle Point–Alum Cave Trail, 3 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 3,271 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,848–6,592 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Alum Cave Trailhead · 35.62955, -83.45154

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Alum Cave Trail, heading SE.
  2. 4.9 miContinue straight onto Bull Head Trail, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto Boulevard Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Myrtle Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Bull Head Trail, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Alum Cave Trail, heading NW.
  8. 4.8 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/myrtle-point-alum-cave-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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