Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newfound Gap Overlook–Kephart Prong Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,978 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Newfound Gap Overlook–Kephart Prong Trail, 3 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson Place, NC. The route reaches Newfound Gap Overlook at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 3,978 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Newfound Gap Overlook–Kephart Prong Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,978 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,724–5,883 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kephart Prong Trail Trailhead · 35.58574, -83.35833
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kephart Prong Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Newfound Gap Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Kephart Prong Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 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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