Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spruce Flats Falls–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 52 min
Spruce Flats Falls–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Tremont, TN. The route reaches Spruce Flats Falls at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 472 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Spruce Flats Falls–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,329–1,678 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Lagoon Trail · 35.64237, -83.69155
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 78° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Lagoon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Spruce Flats Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lumber Ridge 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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