Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sandy Gap–Anthony Creek Trail, 6 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,468 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Sandy Gap–Anthony Creek Trail, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Sandy Gap at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,468 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,755 – 3,760 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cades Cove Horse Trail 35.60219, -83.78101
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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Sandy Gap–Anthony Creek Trail, 6 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,468 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,756–3,761 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Cades Cove Horse Trail · 35.60219, -83.78101

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Cades Cove Horse Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.6 miBear left onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miPass Sandy Gap.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Lead Cove Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crib Gap Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto Cades Cove Horse Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.5 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

OvercastTemperature 92°F77°
Feels like84°Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 89°77° 24%
Sun 88°70° 26%
Mon 79°66° 46%
Tue 87°63°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 88°67° 28%

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