Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ravensford, NC. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,139 – 2,307 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tow String Horse Trail Trailhead 35.54371, -83.29984
Nearest town Ravensford, NC

Directions

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Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop & Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,138–2,307 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Tow String Horse Trail Trailhead · 35.54371, -83.29984

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 92°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tow String Horse Trail, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miReach Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Tow String Horse Trail, heading E.
  6. 300 ftArrive 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 92°F69°
Precip16%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°65° 9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 88°69° 36%
Mon 76°67° 28%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 88°65° 26%
Fri 79°67° 39%

Good to know

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