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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Roundtop Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,849 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Roundtop Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bethel, TN. It climbs 2,849 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,125 – 2,635 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Roundtop Trail 35.66055, -83.70677
Nearest town Bethel, TN
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Roundtop Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,849 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,126–2,634 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Roundtop Trail · 35.66055, -83.70677

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 76° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Roundtop Trail, heading W.
  2. 7.4 miReach Roundtop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 7.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/roundtop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 95°F76°
Feels like90°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 98°78° 24%
Sun 89°72° 25%
Mon 83°69° 46%
Tue 87°68°
Wed 89°69°
Thu 92°72° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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