Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Schoolhouse Gap Trail & Dosey Gap
4.1 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Schoolhouse Gap Trail & Dosey Gap is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Dosey Gap. It climbs 480 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Schoolhouse Gap Trail & Dosey Gap
4.1 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,578–2,089 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Schoolhouse Gap Trailhead · 35.62718, -83.72660
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 6% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Schoolhouse Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miPass Dosey Gap.
- 1 miReach Schoolhouse Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Chestnut Top Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 3 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,168 ft
- Sandy Gap–Lead Cove Trail, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft
- Finley Cane Trail–Schoolhouse Gap Trail, 4 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
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