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Alphabetic Smoky Mountains Trail Directory

The table below gives you basic information on 70 hiking trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This list of Great Smoky Mountains trails 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 each Great Smoky Mountains trail.

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

To get a general idea on the location of a Smoky Mountains trail, check out our park map.
 
                   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
  AT - The Jump Off   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Panoramic Views   6.5   1275   9.05
  Balsam High Point   Balsam Mountain   Views   7.0   1217   9.43
  Baskins Creek Falls   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Waterfalls   3.0   953   4.91
  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   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Views / Wildflowers / Falls   6.8   1745   10.29
  Bullhead   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Views / Interesting Geological Features   5.9   1607   9.11
  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
  Gregory Bald   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views / Flame Azalea / Old Growth Forest   11.3   3020   17.34
  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
  Husky Gap (Little River Trail)   Elkmont   Stream / Wildflowers / Historical   10.0   1080   12.16
  Husky 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
  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 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
  Mt. Cammerer   Greenbrier / Cosby   Panoramic Views   12.0   2470   16.94
  Mt. LeConte (via Alum Cave)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views   11.0   2763   16.53
  Mt. LeConte (via Bullhead)   Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte   Panoramic Views   14.4   3993   22.39
  Mt. LeConte (RainbowFalls)   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   Big Creek   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
  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
  Ramsay 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   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   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   10.3   2842   15.98
  Spence Field (via Lead Cove)   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views   9.4   3100   15.60
  Russell / Spence Field Loop   Cades Cove / Townsend   Panoramic Views   13.3   3050   19.40
  Spruce-Fir Trail   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Spruce-Fir Forest   0.4   25   0.40
  Sugarland Mountain Trail   Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome   Views / Solitude   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
* For information on the Appalachian Trail in the Smoky Mountains, please click here. 

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map for the Smoky Mountains