Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spence Field–Sandy Gap Loop, 8 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,637 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Spence Field–Sandy Gap Loop, 8 sights is a 14.7-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route passes Sandy Gap and Spence Field. It climbs 3,637 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spence Field–Sandy Gap Loop, 8 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 3,637 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,756–5,036 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Turkeypen Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.60651, -83.74487
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Lead Cove Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Sandy Gap.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bote Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Spence Field, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miPass Spence Field.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Russell Field Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Anthony Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Crib Gap Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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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