Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Flats–Gold Mine Gap, 5 saddles
7.3 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 52 min
The Flats–Gold Mine Gap, 5 saddles is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Montvale Springs, TN. The route passes The Flats, Gold Mine Gap and Cane Gap. It climbs 874 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Flats–Gold Mine Gap, 5 saddles
7.3 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,238–2,065 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Gold Mine Trail · 35.64568, -83.90975
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Gold Mine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass The Flats.
- 1 miBear left onto Cooper Road Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Gold Mine Gap.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cane Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cane Gap.
- 2.1 miReach The Flats, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Cooper Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Gold Mine Trail, heading W.
- 1 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
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