Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,266 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights is a 14.8-mile loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Catons Grove, TN. The route passes Sutton Ridge Overlook and Low Gap. It climbs 3,266 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sutton Ridge Overlook–Low Gap Loop, 5 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,266 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,209–5,039 ft
Loop · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Low Gap Trail Trailhead · 35.75592, -83.20780
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 74° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Low Gap Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left 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.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Cosby Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Low Gap Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- Low Gap Trail & Snake Den Ridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Sutton Ridge Overlook–Cosby Horse Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Hen Wallow Falls & Gabes Mountain Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Low Gap–Camel Gap Trail, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 3,728 ft
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