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Trails in the directory below are grouped by general location within the Smoky Mountains, such as hiking trails near Gatlinburg. A more precise location is listed in the table, with directions on each individual trail page. To get a general idea on the location of a particular trail you can check out our park map.
By clicking on a trail name you can get more detailed information, including trail descriptions, directions, key features, pictures, video, elevation profiles and maps. At this point nearly 80% of all hiking trails in this directory have been posted. The remainder of the trails will be added as I hike each of them.
Difficulty Rating Defined: Hiking on Smokies trails near Gatlinburg can be challenging. I've provided a difficulty rating for each trail so that hikers can easily compare ratings among other trails and find one that matches their abilities or fitness level. Here's how the numbers can be interpreted: 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 while hiking Smoky Mountains trails near Gatlinburg.
R/T on the table heading below stands for total round trip mileage.
| Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Alum Cave | Newfound Gap Rd | Views / Interesting Geological Features | 4.4 | 1125 | 6.65 | ||||||
| Baskins Creek Falls | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Waterfalls | 3.0 | 953 | 4.91 | ||||||
| Brushy Mountain (Trillium Gap) | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Views / Wildflowers / Falls | 6.8 | 1745 | 10.29 | ||||||
| Bullhead Trail | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Views / Interesting Geological Features | 5.9 | 1607 | 9.11 | ||||||
| Chimney Tops | Newfound Gap Rd | Panoramic Views | 4.0 | 1350 | 6.70 | ||||||
| Grotto Falls | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Waterfalls | 2.6 | 585 | 3.77 | ||||||
| Huskey Gap (Newfound Gap Rd) | Newfound Gap Rd | Quiet Forest Hike | 4.2 | 1240 | 6.68 | ||||||
| Mt. LeConte (via Alum Cave) | Newfound Gap Rd | Panoramic Views / Geological | 11.0 | 2763 | 16.53 | ||||||
| Mt. LeConte (via Bullhead) | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Panoramic Views | 14.4 | 3993 | 22.39 | ||||||
| Mt. LeConte (Rainbow Falls) | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Panoramic Views / Waterfalls | 13.8 | 3993 | 21.79 | ||||||
| Mt. LeConte (via Trillium Gap) | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Panoramic Views / Waterfalls | 13.9 | 3401 | 20.70 | ||||||
| Rainbow Falls | Roaring Fork Motor Trail | Waterfalls | 5.4 | 1685 | 8.77 | ||||||
| Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Andrews Bald | Clingmans Dome Road | Panoramic Views | 3.5 | 899 | 5.30 | ||||||
| Charlies Bunion | Newfound Gap | Panoramic Views | 8.1 | 1640 | 11.38 | ||||||
| Deep Creek Headwaters | Newfound Gap Road | Stream | 5.0 | 1480 | 7.96 | ||||||
| Fork Ridge Trail | Clingmans Dome Road | Old Growth Spruce-Fir Forest / Wildflowers | 8.0 | 1500 | 11.00 | ||||||
| Jump Off, The | Newfound Gap | Panoramic Views | 6.5 | 1275 | 9.05 | ||||||
| Mt. LeConte (Boulevard Trail) | Newfound Gap | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 15.6 | 3000 | 21.60 | ||||||
| Noland Divide | Clingmans Dome Road | Views / Forest Diversity | 7.2 | 1679 | 10.56 | ||||||
| Silers Bald | Clingmans Dome Road | Panoramic Views | 9.3 | 2152 | 13.60 | ||||||
| Spruce-Fir Trail | Clingmans Dome Road | Spruce-Fir Forest | 0.4 | 25 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Sugarland Mtn Trail (upper) | Clingmans Dome Road | Solitude / Views | 7.0 | 1090 | 9.18 | ||||||
| Cades Cove / Townsend Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Abrams Falls | Cades Cove | Waterfalls | 5.0 | 340 | 5.68 | ||||||
| Ace Gap | Rich Mountain Road | Quiet Forest / Wildflowers | 11.0 | 400 | 11.80 | ||||||
| Chestnut Top | Townsend | Views / Wildflowers | 8.6 | 1486 | 11.57 | ||||||
| Gregory Bald (Gregory Ridge) | Cades Cove | Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest | 11.3 | 3020 | 17.34 | ||||||
| Gregory Bald (Parson Branch) | Parson Branch Road | Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest | 8.8 | 2300 | 13.40 | ||||||
| Lumber Ridge Trail | Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Solitude | 8.1 | 1524 | 11.15 | ||||||
| Middle Prong | Townsend | Cascading Stream | 8.2 | 2074 | 12.35 | ||||||
| Rich Mountain Loop | Cades Cove | Views / Wildflowers / Historical | 8.5 | 1736 | 11.97 | ||||||
| Rocky Top / Thunderhead | Cades Cove Picnic Area | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 13.9 | 3665 | 21.23 | ||||||
| Schoolhouse Gap | Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers | 3.8 | 513 | 4.83 | ||||||
| Spence Field (Anthony Creek) | Cades Cove Picnic Area | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 10.3 | 2842 | 15.98 | ||||||
| Spence Field (via Lead Cove) | Cades Cove | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 9.4 | 3100 | 15.60 | ||||||
| Spence / Russell Field Loop | Cades Cove Picnic Area | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 13.3 | 3050 | 19.40 | ||||||
| West Prong Trail | Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Stream | 5.4 | 1375 | 8.15 | ||||||
| Elkmont Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Cove Mountain | Little River Road | Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest | 7.7 | 1776 | 11.25 | ||||||
| Cucumber Gap Loop | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 5.6 | 830 | 7.26 | ||||||
| Curry Mountain Trail | Little River Road | Quiet Forest Hike | 6.4 | 1164 | 8.73 | ||||||
| Huskey Gap (Little River Trail) | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 10.0 | 1080 | 12.16 | ||||||
| Laurel Falls | Little River Road | Waterfalls | 2.3 | 314 | 2.93 | ||||||
| Little Brier Gap | Little Greenbrier School | Walker Sisters Homesite | 2.4 | 240 | 2.88 | ||||||
| Little River Trail | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 4.9 | 412 | 5.72 | ||||||
| Meigs Creek | Little River Road | Stream | 7.0 | 800 | 8.60 | ||||||
| Meigs Mountain Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 4.6 | 661 | 5.92 | ||||||
| Sugerland Mtn Trail (lower) | Little River Road | Quiet Forest Hike | 6.0 | 800 | 7.60 | ||||||
| Cherokee / Deep Creek Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Chasteen Creek | Smokemont | Stream / Waterfalls | 10.0 | 2499 | 15.00 | ||||||
| Deep Creek Loop | Deep Creek | Waterfalls / Wildflowers | 4.6 | 579 | 5.76 | ||||||
| Goldmine Loop | Lakeview Drive | Lake Views / Historical | 3.1 | 460 | 4.02 | ||||||
| Indian Creek Falls | Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 1.9 | 150 | 2.20 | ||||||
| Juney Whank Falls | Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 0.5 | 194 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Kanati Fork Trail | Newfound Gap Road | Wildflowers | 4.0 | 1495 | 6.99 | ||||||
| Kephart Prong Trail | Newfound Gap Road | Stream / Historical | 4.2 | 955 | 6.11 | ||||||
| Lonesome Pine Overlook | Deep Creek | Views | 6.7 | 2300 | 11.30 | ||||||
| Mingus Creek | Oconaluftee Visitor Center | Historical | 4.5 | 748 | 6.00 | ||||||
| Newton Bald | Smokemont | Quiet Forest Hike / Views | 10.0 | 2800 | 15.60 | ||||||
| Oconaluftee River Trail | Oconaluftee Visitor Center | Stream | 3.0 | 70 | 3.14 | ||||||
| Smokemont Loop | Smokemont | Stream / Wildflowers / Forest | 6.5 | 1441 | 9.38 | ||||||
| Toms Branch Falls | Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 0.6 | 47 | 0.69 | ||||||
| Greenbrier / Cosby Area | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Albright Grove | Maddron Bald Trailhead | Old Growth Forest / Wildflowers / Historical | 7.0 | 1500 | 10.00 | ||||||
| Brushy Mountain (Greenbrier) | Greenbrier | Views | 11.7 | 3000 | 17.70 | ||||||
| Grapeyard Trail (Greenbrier) | Greenbrier | Historical / Injun Creek steam engine wreckage | 6.0 | 850 | 7.70 | ||||||
| Hen Wallow Falls | Cosby | Waterfalls | 4.4 | 900 | 6.20 | ||||||
| Mt. Cammerer | Cosby | Panoramic Views / Historical | 12.0 | 2470 | 16.94 | ||||||
| Old Settlers Trail (Maddron Bald) | Maddron Bald Trailhead | Historical / Tyson McCarter Barn | 8.8 | 1650 | 12.10 | ||||||
| Porters Creek Trail | Greenbrier | Waterfalls / Stream / Flowers / Historical / Old Growth Forest | 4.0 | 699 | 5.40 | ||||||
| Ramsey Cascades | Greenbrier | Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest | 8.0 | 2375 | 12.75 | ||||||
| Balsam Mountain / Big Creek / Cataloochee / Fontana Lake | |||||||||||
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain |
Difficulty Rating | ||||||
| Balsam High Point | Balsam Mountain | Views | 7.0 | 1217 | 9.43 | ||||||
| Flat Creek Falls | Balsam Mountain | Waterfalls | 4.0 | 600 | 5.20 | ||||||
| Hemphill Bald Loop | Balsam Mountain | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 13.7 | 2170 | 18.04 | ||||||
| Rough Fork Trail | Balsam Mountain | Quiet Forest Hike | 5.2 | 600 | 6.40 | ||||||
| Big Creek / Mouse Creek Falls | Big Creek | Waterfalls | 4.0 | 580 | 5.16 | ||||||
| Mt. Sterling (via Baxter Creek) | Big Creek | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 12.2 | 4200 | 20.60 | ||||||
| Mt. Sterling (Mt. Sterling Gap) | Mt. Sterling Gap | Panoramic Views | 5.6 | 2000 | 9.60 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Cataloochee Divide | Cove Creek Gap | Views / Historic / Wildflowers | 10.0 | 1250 | 12.50 | ||||||
| Shuckstack Fire Tower | Fontana Village | Views / Wildflowers | 7.0 | 2120 | 11.24 | ||||||
| Twentymile Loop | Fontana Village | Stream | 7.5 | 900 | 9.30 | ||||||
