Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Rich Mountain Loop Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Rich Mountain Loop Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,877 – 1,946 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.60582, -83.77769
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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Rich Mountain Loop Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,877–1,945 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: 35.60582, -83.77769

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 76° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miReach Rich Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F76°
Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sun 88°69° 17%
Mon 82°66° 49%
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 88°66° 30%
Fri 80°67° 30%

Good to know

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

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