Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pretty Hollow Gap–Mount Sterling Gap, 3 saddles
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Pretty Hollow Gap–Mount Sterling Gap, 3 saddles is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Ola, NC. The route passes Mount Sterling Gap before reaching Pretty Hollow Gap at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,497 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pretty Hollow Gap–Mount Sterling Gap, 3 saddles
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 3,892–5,682 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Mount Sterling Trail Trailhead · 35.70024, -83.09743
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 67° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Mount Sterling Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mount Sterling Gap.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Mount Sterling Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Pretty Hollow Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Mount Sterling Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 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
More from Mount Sterling Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Mount Sterling Gap & Mount Sterling Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,785 ft
- Mount Sterling Gap–Long Bunk Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,865 ft
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