Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Newton Bald Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,995 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Newton Bald Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ravensford, NC. It climbs 2,995 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Newton Bald Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,995 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,201–5,067 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop Trailhead · 35.54900, -83.30996
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Newton Bald Trail, heading W.
- 5 miReach Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 miSharp right onto Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
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