Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Proctor Field Gap–Rich Gap Loop, 6 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,719 ft · 7 hr
Proctor Field Gap–Rich Gap Loop, 6 sights is a 15.4-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Rymers Ferry, NC. The route passes Rich Gap and Proctor Field Gap. It climbs 3,719 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Proctor Field Gap–Rich Gap Loop, 6 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,719 ft · 7 hr
Elevation 1,326–4,949 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: North Twentymile Trailhead · 35.46735, -83.87679
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 93°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twentymile Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 6.2 miBear right onto Gregory Bald Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Rich Gap.
- 350 ftBear right onto Long Hungry Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 4.4 miPass Proctor Field Gap.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Twentymile Loop Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Twentymile Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Twentymile Trailhead Trailhead
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