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.

Elevation

0 mi1,978 – 4,912 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Anthony Creek Trail 35.60414, -83.76886
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Anthony Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.4 miSharp right onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftReach Spence Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftSharp left onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miSharp left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F76°
Feels like83°Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
90°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 87°75° 25%
Sun 87°69° 27%
Mon 79°65° 47%
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°63°
Thu 88°66° 28%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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