Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,117 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights is a 14.2-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route passes Sutton Ridge Overlook and Low Gap. It climbs 3,117 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,117 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,331–5,039 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead · 35.75173, -83.20551
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
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- Start on Cosby Campground Road B, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Mount Cammerer Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Sutton Ridge Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Sutton Ridge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Lower Mount Cammerer Trail, heading NW.
- 6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 4.3 miPass Low Gap.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Low Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Snake Den Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading W.
- 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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More from Low Gap Trail Access Trailhead Trailhead
- Sutton Ridge Overlook & Lower Mount Cammerer Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Low Gap & Snake Den Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft
- Snake Den Ridge Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 3,119 ft
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