Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Jumpoff–Boulevard Trail, 5 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,672 ft · 6 hr 28 min
The Jumpoff–Boulevard Trail, 5 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson Place, NC. The route reaches The Jumpoff at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 3,672 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Jumpoff–Boulevard Trail, 5 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,672 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,724–6,215 ft
Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trailhead: Kephart Prong Trail Trailhead · 35.58574, -83.35833
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kephart Prong Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Boulevard Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Jump Off Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach The Jumpoff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boulevard Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Kephart Prong Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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