Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spence Field–Anthony Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,909 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Spence Field–Anthony Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Spence Field at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,909 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spence Field–Anthony Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,909 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,979–4,912 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Anthony Creek Trail · 35.60414, -83.76886
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 76° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Anthony Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miSharp right onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Spence Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.3 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Anthony Creek Trail Trailhead
- Anthony Creek Trail–Crib Gap Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Anthony Creek Trail & Cades Cove Horse Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft
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