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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Old Sugarlands Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 802 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Old Sugarlands Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 802 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,503 – 3,146 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail 35.68267, -83.47042
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN
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Old Sugarlands Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 802 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 2,505–3,145 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Trillium Gap Trail · 35.68267, -83.47042

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 71° · precip 23% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

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

  1. Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading S.
  2. 2 miReach Old Sugarlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-sugarlands-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F71°
Precip23%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 81°65° 23%
Mon 76°64° 47%
Tue 80°60°
Wed 81°61°
Thu 83°65° 28%
Fri 73°64° 33%

Good to know

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

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