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Alphabetic Smoky Mountains Trail Directory

The table below provides basic information for more than 80 hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains. This list of hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains are in alphabetical order. By clicking on the trail name you can get more detailed information, including trail descriptions, key features, directions, pictures, elevation profiles and maps. At this point, details for nearly 80% of all the hiking trails in this directory have been posted. The remainder of the Great Smoky Mountains trails will be added as I hike each of them. 

Difficulty Rating Defined:  a difficulty rating of less than 5 is generally considered to be an easy hike. Between 5 and 10 is moderate, and anything over 10 is considered to be strenuous. Click here for a more detailed explanation on difficulty ratings for hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains.

R/T on the table heading below stands for total round trip miles.

To get a general idea on the location of a hiking trail in the Smoky Mountains, check out our park map.
Hiking Great Smoky Mountains covers 80 hikes in the Smokies, Includes photos, trail maps, quick reference trail highlights and elevation profiles.

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map for the Smoky Mountains
                   Trail           Location         Trail Features  R/T  Miles  Elevation
   Gain		  Difficulty
  Rating
  Abrams Falls   Cades Cove / Townsend   Waterfalls   5.0   340   5.68
  Ace Gap   Cades Cove / Townsend   Quiet Forest / Wildflowers   11.0   400   11.80
  Albright Grove   Greenbrier / Cosby   Old Growth Forest / Wildflowers / Historical   7.0   1500   10.00
  Alum Cave   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Views / Interesting Geological Features   4.4   1125   6.65
  Andrews Bald   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views   3.5   899   5.30
  Appalachian Trail   Great Smoky Mountains   Long Distance Hiking   n/a   n/a   n/a
  Balsam High Point   Balsam Mountain   Views   7.0   1217   9.43
  Baskins Creek Falls   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Waterfalls   3.0   953   4.91
  Benton MacKaye Trail   Great Smoky Mountains   Long Distance Hiking   n/a   n/a   n/a
  Big Creek / Mouse Creek Falls   Big Creek   Waterfalls   4.0   580   5.16
  Big Fork Ridge Loop   Cataloochee   Old Growth Forest / Historical   9.3   1800   12.90
  Boogerman Loop   Cataloochee   Historical / Streams / Flowers / Old Growth Forest   7.4   1040   9.48
  Brushy Mountain (Greenbrier)   Greenbrier / Cosby   Views   11.7   3000   17.70
  Brushy Mountain (Trillium Gap)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Views / Wildflowers / Falls   6.8   1745   10.29
  Bullhead Trail   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Views / Interesting Geological Features   5.9   1607   9.11
  Cataloochee Divide   Cataloochee   Views / Historic / Wildflowers   10.0   1250   12.50
  Charlies Bunion   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views   8.1   1640   11.38
  Chasteen Creek   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Stream / Waterfalls   10.0   2499   15.00
  Chestnut Top   Cades Cove / Townsend   Views / Wildflowers   8.6   1486   11.57
  Chimney Tops   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views   4.0   1350   6.70
  Cove Mountain   Elkmont   Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest   7.7   1776   11.25
  Cucumber Gap Loop   Elkmont   Stream / Wildflowers / Historical   5.6   830   7.26
  Curry Mountain Trail   Elkmont   Quiet Forest Hike   6.4   1164   8.73
  Deep Creek Headwaters   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Stream   5.0   1480   7.96
  Deep Creek Loop   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Waterfalls / Wildflowers   4.6   579   5.76
  Flat Creek Falls    Balsam Mountain   Waterfalls   4.0   600   5.20
  Fork Ridge Trail   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Old Growth Spruce-Fir Forest / Wildflowers   8.0   1500   11.00
  Goldmine Loop   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Lake Views / Historical   3.1   460   4.02
  Grapeyard Trail (Greenbrier)   Greenbrier / Cosby   Historical / Injun Creek steam engine wreckage   6.0   850   7.70
  Gregory Bald (Gregory Ridge)   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest   11.3   3020   17.34
  Gregory Bald (Parson Branch)   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest   8.8   2300   13.40
  Grotto Falls   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Waterfalls   2.6   585   3.77
  Hemphill Bald Loop   Balsam Mountain   Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest   13.7   2170   18.04
  Hen Wallow Falls   Greenbrier / Cosby   Waterfalls   4.4   900   6.20
  Huskey Gap (Little River Trail)   Elkmont   Stream / Wildflowers / Historical   10.0   1080   12.16
  Huskey Gap (Newfound Gap Rd)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Quiet Forest Hike   4.2   1240   6.68
  Indian Creek Falls   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Waterfalls   1.9   150   2.20
  Jump Off, The   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views   6.5   1275   9.05
  Juney Whank Falls   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Waterfalls   0.5   194   0.89
  Kanati Fork Trail   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Wildflowers   4.0   1495   6.99
  Kephart Prong Trail   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Stream / Historical   4.2   955   6.11
  Laurel Falls   Elkmont   Waterfalls   2.3   314   2.93
  Little Brier Gap   Elkmont   Walker Sisters Homesite    2.4   240   2.88
  Little River Trail   Elkmont   Stream / Wildflowers / Historical   4.9   412   5.72
  Lonesome Pine Overlook   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Views   6.7   2300   11.30
  Lumber Ridge Trail   Cades Cove / Townsend   Quiet Forest Hike / Solitude   8.1   1524   11.15
  Middle Prong   Cades Cove / Townsend   Cascading Stream   8.2   2074   12.35
  Meigs Creek   Elkmont   Stream   7.0   800   8.60
  Meigs Mountain Trail   Elkmont   Quiet Forest Hike   4.6   661   5.92
  Mingus Creek   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Historical   4.5   748   6.00
  Mountains-to-Sea Trail   Great Smoky Mountains   Long Distance Hiking   n/a   n/a   n/a
  Mt. Cammerer   Greenbrier / Cosby   Panoramic Views / Historical   12.0   2470   16.94
  Mt. LeConte (via Alum Cave)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views / Geological   11.0   2763   16.53
  Mt. LeConte (Boulevard Trail)   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest   15.6   3000   21.60
  Mt. LeConte (via Bullhead)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views   14.4   3993   22.39
  Mt. LeConte (Rainbow Falls)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views / Waterfalls   13.8   3993   21.79
  Mt. LeConte (via Trillium Gap)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views / Waterfalls   13.9   3401   20.70
  Mt. Sterling (via Baxter Creek)   Big Creek   Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest   12.2   4200   20.60
  Mt. Sterling (Mt. Sterling Gap)   Big Creek   Panoramic Views   5.6   2000   9.60
  Newton Bald   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Quiet Forest Hike / Views   10.0   2800   15.60
  Noland Divide   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Views / Forest Diversity   7.2   1679   10.56
  Oconaluftee River Trail   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Stream   3.0   70   3.14
  Old Settlers Trail (Maddron Bald)   Greenbrier / Cosby   Historical / Tyson McCarter Barn   8.8   1650   12.10
  Porters Creek Trail   Greenbrier / Cosby   Waterfalls / Stream / Flowers / Historical / Old Growth Forest   4.0   699   5.40
  Rainbow Falls   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Waterfalls   5.4   1685   8.77
  Ramsey Cascades   Greenbrier / Cosby   Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest   8.0   2375   12.75
  Rich Mountain Loop   Cades Cove / Townsend   Views / Wildflowers / Historical   8.5   1736   11.97
  Rocky Top / Thunderhead   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel   13.9   3665   21.23
  Rough Fork Trail   Balsam Mountain   Quiet Forest Hike   5.2   600   6.40
  Schoolhouse Gap   Cades Cove / Townsend   Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers   3.8   513   4.83
  Shuckstack Fire Tower   Fontana Village   Views / Wildflowers   7.0   2120   11.24
  Silers Bald   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views   9.3   2152   13.60
  Smokemont Loop   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Stream / Wildflowers / Forest   6.5   1441   9.38
  Spence Field (Anthony Creek)   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel   10.3   2842   15.98
  Spence Field (via Lead Cove)   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel   9.4   3100   15.60
  Spence / Russell Field Loop   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel   13.3   3050   19.40
  Spruce-Fir Trail   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Spruce-Fir Forest   0.4   25   0.40
  Sugarland Mtn Trail (upper)   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Solitude / Views   7.0   1090   9.18
  Sugerland Mtn Trail (lower)   Elkmont   Quiet Forest Hike   6.0   800   7.60
  Toms Branch Falls   Cherokee / Deep Creek   Waterfalls   0.6   47   0.69
  Twentymile Loop   Fontana Village   Stream   7.5   900   9.30
  West Prong Trail   Cades Cove / Townsend   Quiet Forest Hike / Stream   5.4   1375   8.15
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