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.
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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
- Start on Cades Cove Horse Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miPass Sandy Gap.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lead Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crib Gap Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Cades Cove Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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