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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Spruce Mountain Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Spruce Mountain Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Nellie, NC. It climbs 753 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,813 – 5,519 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spruce Mountain Trail Trailhead 35.61104, -83.18450
Nearest town Nellie, NC
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Spruce Mountain Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,813–5,519 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Spruce Mountain Trail Trailhead · 35.61104, -83.18450

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Spruce Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miReach Spruce Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spruce-mountain-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip13%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity88%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 78°64° 26%
Sun 81°60° 30%
Mon 69°56° 43%
Tue 74°53°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 79°57° 23%

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