Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Myrtle Point–Trillium Gap, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,706 ft · 6 hr 59 min
Myrtle Point–Trillium Gap, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Trillium Gap before reaching Myrtle Point at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,706 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Myrtle Point–Trillium Gap, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,706 ft · 6 hr 59 min
Elevation 3,110–6,592 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail · 35.68267, -83.47042
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miPass Trillium Gap.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Boulevard Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Myrtle Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trillium Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 7 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 6.8 mi in (~257 min). Leave by 3:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trillium Gap Trail Trailhead
- Trillium Gap Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 632 ft
- Trillium Gap Trail 3 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Old Sugarlands Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 802 ft
- Grassy Branch Concession Horse Trail–Old Sugarlands Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft
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