Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Old Sugarlands Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Old Sugarlands Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Chalet Village, TN. It climbs 1,107 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,457 – 2,579 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail Trailhead 35.69043, -83.53164
Nearest town Chalet Village, TN

Directions

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Old Sugarlands Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,457–2,580 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail Trailhead · 35.69043, -83.53164

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 89°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left onto Old Sugarlands Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Mile Lead Concession Horse Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.7 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

OvercastTemperature 89°F75°
Precip17%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°75° 5 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun 90°74° 23%
Mon 83°68° 45%
Tue 84°65°
Wed 88°65°
Thu 87°68° 39%
Fri 89°67° 39%

Good to know

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

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