Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newfound Gap Overlook & Newfound Gap via Appalachian Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Newfound Gap Overlook & Newfound Gap via Appalachian Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. The route passes Newfound Gap before reaching Newfound Gap Overlook at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Newfound Gap Overlook & Newfound Gap via Appalachian Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,972–5,528 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miPass Newfound Gap.
- 100 ftReach Newfound Gap Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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