Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trillium Gap Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Trillium Gap Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Fort Harry, TN. It climbs 734 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,753 – 3,261 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead 35.67703, -83.47850
Nearest town Fort Harry, TN

Directions

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Trillium Gap Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 2,753–3,260 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Baskins Creek Trail Trailhead · 35.67703, -83.47850

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trillium Gap Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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