Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Snake Den Ridge Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Snake Den Ridge Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. It climbs 3,119 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,359 – 5,420 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead 35.75173, -83.20551
Nearest town Catons Grove, TN
Directions
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Snake Den Ridge Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 2,358–5,420 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead · 35.75173, -83.20551
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Cosby Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miTurn left onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead Trailhead
- Sutton Ridge Overlook & Lower Mount Cammerer Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft
- Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,117 ft
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