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.

Elevation

0 mi2,202 – 5,066 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop Trailhead 35.54900, -83.30996
Nearest town Ravensford, NC

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Newton Bald Trail, heading W.
  3. 5 miReach Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5 miSharp right onto Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, heading E.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 90°F68°
Precip9%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity89%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 92°70° 21%
Sun 88°69° 27%
Mon 76°65° 47%
Tue 82°62°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 87°66° 24%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead