Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Wolf Ridge Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Wolf Ridge Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Rymers Ferry, NC. It climbs 513 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,326 – 1,837 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Twentymile Trailhead 35.46735, -83.87679
Nearest town Rymers Ferry, NC

Directions

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Wolf Ridge Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,326–1,838 ft

Out & Back · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trailhead: North Twentymile Trailhead · 35.46735, -83.87679

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

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

  1. Start on Twentymile Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miReach Wolf Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Twentymile Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 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

OvercastTemperature 95°F72°
Precip16%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 16% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 91°71° 15%
Mon 82°68° 49%
Tue 89°64°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 90°69° 24%
Fri 83°70° 33%

Good to know

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

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