Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sandy Gap–Finley Cane Trail, 4 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,861 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Sandy Gap–Finley Cane Trail, 4 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Tremont, TN. The route reaches Sandy Gap. It climbs 2,861 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sandy Gap–Finley Cane Trail, 4 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,861 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,369–3,020 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: West Prong Trail Trailhead · 35.64096, -83.69138
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 78° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Prong Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Finley Cane Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Lead Cove Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miPass Sandy Gap.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Finley Cane Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Prong Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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