Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rough Creek Trail & Sugarland Mountain Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Rough Creek Trail & Sugarland Mountain Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 3,011 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rough Creek Trail & Sugarland Mountain Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 4,282–5,959 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.60936, -83.44654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Sugarland Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 4.6 miContinue straight onto Rough Creek Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Sugarland Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugarland Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 4.6 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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