Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Road Prong Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Road Prong Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 1,482 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,842 – 5,273 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.60936, -83.44654
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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Road Prong Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 3,844–5,273 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Road Prong Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.2 miReach Road Prong Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.6″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat 74°61° 24%
Sun 77°58° 23%
Mon 65°54° 50%
Tue 71°51°
Wed 74°52°
Thu 76°56° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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