Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Turkeypen Ridge Trail & Dosey Gap

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,302 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Turkeypen Ridge Trail & Dosey Gap is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Red Bank, TN. The route reaches Dosey Gap at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,719 – 2,097 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turkeypen Ridge Trail Trailhead 35.60651, -83.74487
Nearest town Red Bank, TN

Directions

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Turkeypen Ridge Trail & Dosey Gap

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,302 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,721–2,095 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: Turkeypen Ridge Trail Trailhead · 35.60651, -83.74487

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Turkeypen Ridge Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.6 miReach Turkeypen Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 50 ftPass Dosey Gap.
  4. 3.6 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

Mostly clearTemperature 92°F77°
Feels like87°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat 95°77° 23%
Sun 87°70° 27%
Mon 79°66° 47%
Tue 87°63°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 88°67° 28%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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