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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Rich Mountain Gap & Ace Gap Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,712 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Rich Mountain Gap & Ace Gap Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Lawson Crossroad, TN. The route reaches Rich Mountain Gap. It climbs 1,712 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,654 – 2,188 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ace Gap Trail Trailhead 35.64568, -83.80530
Nearest town Lawson Crossroad, TN
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Rich Mountain Gap & Ace Gap Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,712 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,652–2,187 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Ace Gap Trail Trailhead · 35.64568, -83.80530

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

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

  1. Start on Ace Gap Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Rich Mountain Gap.
  3. 5.3 miReach Rich Mountain Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.3 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/rich-mountain-gap-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 92°F75°
Feels like85°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 95°76° 24%
Sun 87°69° 23%
Mon 81°66° 45%
Tue 85°63°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 90°67° 27%

Good to know

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

Hikes near Lawson Crossroad, Tennessee