Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Shuckstack–Sassafras Gap, 3 summits

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,675 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Shuckstack–Sassafras Gap, 3 summits is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Rymers Ferry, NC. The route passes Sassafras Gap before reaching Shuckstack at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,675 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,326 – 4,013 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Twentymile Trailhead 35.46735, -83.87679
Nearest town Rymers Ferry, NC

Directions

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Shuckstack–Sassafras Gap, 3 summits

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,675 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,326–4,011 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: North Twentymile Trailhead · 35.46735, -83.87679

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 93°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Twentymile Trail, heading N.
  2. 5 miPass Sassafras Gap.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Shuckstack Fire Tower Trail, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftReach Shuckstack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Twentymile Trail, heading N.
  8. 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

FogTemperature 93°F72°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 96°74° 19%
Sun 90°71°
Mon 82°68° 50%
Tue 89°64°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 90°69° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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