Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Trails

Hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

These hiking trails listed below have been hiked by us extensively along with being carefully documented and photographed in all 4 seasons. This project has taken years and we are hoping to end up with the most extensive, accurate and interesting information on Hiking on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Have patience with us - it will be well worth the wait!

         
        Hikers may have to cross streams while hiking in park        A Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Trail         

Hiking Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• Beard Cane Trail (Abrams Creek Area to Backcountry Campsite 11 and 3)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Cane Creek Trail (Abrams Creek Area to Backcountry Campsite 1 and 2)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Gold Mine Trail (Abrams Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Hatcher Mountain Trail (Abrams Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Little Bottom Trail (Abrams Creek Area to Backcountry Campsite 17)   [Hikers Only]

• Beech Gap Trail (Balsam Mountain Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Balsam Mountain (Balsam Mountain Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Flat Creek Trail (Balsam Mountain Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Hyatt Ridge Trail (Balsam Mountain Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Spruce Mountain Trail (Balsam Mountain Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Baxter Creek Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Big Creek Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Camel Gap Trail (Big Creek Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Chestnut Branch Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Gunther Fork Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Mount Sterling Ridge Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Mount Sterling Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Swallow Fork Trail (Big Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Abrams Falls Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Ace Gap Trail (Cades Cove Area Rich Mountain Road to Backcountry Campsite 4 and 7 to Abrams Creek)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Anthony Creek Trail (Cades Cove Area to Backcountry Campsite 9)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Bote Mountain Trail (Cades Cove Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Cades Cove Nature Trail (Cades Cove area)   [Hikers Only]
• Chestnut Top Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Cooper Road Trail (Cades Cove Area to Abrams Creek)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Crib Gap Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Crooked Arm Ridge Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Finley Cane Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Gregory Bald Trail (Parson Branch Road in Cades Cove Area to Backcountry Campsite 13)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Gregory Ridge Trail (Forge Creek Road in Cades Cove Area to Backcountry Campsite 12)   [Hikers Only]
• Hannah Mountain Trail (Cades Cove Area Parson Branch Road to Backcountry Campsite 14 and 16 to Abrams Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Indian Grave Gap Traill (Cades Cove Area - Rich Mountain Road)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lead Cove Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Rabbit Creek Trail (Cades Cove Area to to Backcountry Campsite 15 Abrams Creek)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Rich Mountain Trail (Cades Cove Area - Rich Mountain Road to Backcountry Campsite 5)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Russell Field Trail (Cades Cove Area to Backcountry Campsite 10 to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Schoolhouse Gap Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Scott Mountain Trail (Cades Cove Area to Backcountry Campsite 6)   [Hikers Only]
• Turkeypen Ridge Trail (Cades Cove Area - Laurel Creek Road)   [Hikers and Horses]
• West Prong Trail (Cades Cove Area to to Backcountry Campsite 18 to Tremont)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Wet Bottoms Trail (Cades Cove Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• White Oak Sink Manway (between Cades Cove and Townsend)   [Hikers Only]

• Big Fork Ridge Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Boogerman Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Caldwell Fork Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Cataloochee Divide Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Hemphill Bald Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Little Cataloochee Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Long Bunk Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Mckee Branch Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Palmer Creek Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Pretty Hollow Gap Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Rough Fork Trail (Cataloochee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail (Clingmans Dome Parking Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Clingmans Dome Trail (Clingmans Dome Parking Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Fork Ridge Trail (Clingmans Dome Road)   [Hikers Only]
• Forney Creek Trail (Clingmans Dome Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Forney Ridge Trail (Clingmans Dome Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Jonas Creek Trail (Clingmans Dome Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Springhouse Branch Trail (Clingmans Dome Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Albright Grove Loop Trail (Cosby Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Gabes Mountain Trail (Cosby Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Low Gap Trail (Cosby Area to AT to Big Creek)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lower Mount Cammerer Trail (Cosby Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Maddron Bald Trail (Cosby Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Mount Cammerer Trail (Cosby Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Snake Den Ridge Trail (Cosby Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Deepglow Gap Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Deep Creek Trail (Deep Creek to Newfound Gap Road)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Indian Creek Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Loop Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Martins Gap Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Noland Divide Trail (Deep Creek Area to Clingmans Dome Road)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Pole Road Circle Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Stone Pile Gap Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Sunkota Ridge Trail (Deep Creek Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Thomas Divide Trail (Deep Creek Area - Newfound Gap Road)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]

• Cucumber Gap Trail (Elkmont Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Goshin Prong Trail (Elkmont Area to AT)   [Hikers Only]
• Jakes Creek Trail (Elkmont Area to Tremont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Little River Trail (Elkmont Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Rough Creek Trail (Elkmont Area)   [Hikers Only]

• Bone Valley Trail (Fontana Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Eagle Creek Trail (Fontana Area to AT)   [Hikers Only]
• Hazel Creek Trail (Fontana Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Jenkins Ridge Trail (Fontana Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lost Cove Trail (Fontana Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Brushy Mountain Trail (Greenbrier Area)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Grapeyard Ridge Trail (Greenbrier Area to Roaring Fork Area)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Old Settlers Trail (Greenbrier Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Pinnacles Manway (Greenbrier Area to Fire Tower ruins)   [Hikers Only]
• Porters Creek Trail (Greenbrier Area)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Ramsey Cascades Trail (Greenbrier Area to Ramsey Cascades Waterfall)   [Hikers Only]

• Bear Creek Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Cold Spring Gap Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Goldmine Loop Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lakeshore Trail (Lakeshore Area to Fontana Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Noland Creek Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Tunnel Bypass Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Whiteoak Branch Trail (Lakeshore Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Welch Ridge Trail (Lakeshore Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Curry Mountain Trail (Metcalf Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Laurel Falls Trail (Metcalf Area to Laurel Falls Waterfall)   [Hikers Only]
• Little Green Brier Trail (Metcalf Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Meigs Creek Trail (Metcalf Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Metcalf Bottoms Trail (Metcalf Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Roundtop Trail (Metcalf Area)   [Hikers Only]

• Alum Cave Trail (Newfound Gap Road to Alum Cave to Mount Le Conte)   [Hikers Only]
• The Boulevard Trail (AT to Mount Le Conte)   [Hikers Only]

• Chimney Tops Trail (Newfound Gap Road - Chimney Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Kanati Prong Trail (Newfound Gap Road)   [Hikers Only]
• Road Prong Trail (Newfound Gap Road Area - Chimney Area to AT)   [Hikers Only]

• Mingus Creek Trail (Oconaluftee Area)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Newton Bald Trail (Oconaluftee Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Oconaluftee River Trail (Oconaluftee Area)   [Hikers Only]

• Baskins Creek Trail (Roaring Fork Area to Baskins Creek Waterfall))   [Hikers Only]
• Bull Head Trail (Roaring Fork Area to Mount Le Conte)   [Hikers Only]
• Rainbow Falls Trail (Roaring Fork Area to Rainbow Falls Waterfall to Mount Le Conte)   [Hikers Only]
• Trillium Gap Trail (Roaring Fork Area to Mount Le Conte)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Bradley Fork Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Cabin Flats Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Chasteen Creek Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Dry Sluice Gap Trail (Smokemont Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Enloe Creek Trail (Smokemont Area to Straight Fork - Balsam Mountain)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Grassy Branch Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Huges Ridge Trail (Smokemont Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Newton Bald Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Kephart Prong Trail (Smokemont Area - Newfound Gap Road to Kephart Prong Shelter)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Smokemont Loop Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers Only]
• Sweat Heifer Circle Trail (Smokemont Area to AT)   [Hikers Only]
• Tow String Trail (Smokemont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Cove Mountain Trail (Sugarlands Area Metcalf Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Huskey Gap Trail (Sugarlands Area to Elkmont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Old Sugarlands Traill (Sugarlands Area at US 441 to Roaring Fork Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Sugarlands Mountain Trail (Sugarlands Area to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Greenbrier Ridge Trail (Tremont Area)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Lumber Ridge Trail (Tremont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lynn Camp Prong (Tremont Area to Backcountry Campsite 28)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Meigs Mountain Trail (Tremont Area to Elkmont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Middle Prong Trail (Tremont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Miry Ridge Trail (Tremont Area to Backcountry Campsite 26 to AT)   [Hikers and Horses {Restricted Areas}]
• Panther Creek Trail (Tremont Area)   [Hikers and Horses]

• Long Hungry Ridge (Twenty Mile Area to Backcountry Campsite 92)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Twenty Mile Loop Trail (Twenty Mile Area)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Twenty Mile Trail (Twenty Mile Area to Backcountry Campsite 93 to AT)   [Hikers and Horses]
• Wolf Ridge Trail (Twenty Mile Area to Backcountry Campsite 95)   [Hikers and Horses]

              

 

The Appalachian Trail Sections in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

         
         A log in winter with the Appalachian Trail Marking.            A Vertical while line marks the Appalachian trail.        

The following list of sections of the Appalachian trail starts at the Fontana Dam trailhead in North Carolina in the Southwest section of the Great Smoky Mountains national park heading to the North East section exiting the GSMNP at the Tennessee - North Carolina border between Cosby TN and Big Creek NC.

• Fontana Dam to Shuckstack Fire Tower Manway to the 20 Mile Trail - Lost Cove Trail Junction   [Hikers Only]
• 20 Mile Trail - Lost Cove Trail Junction to Backcountry campsite 113 to Doe Knob Trailhead   [Hikers and Horses]
• Doe Knob Trail to Mollies Ridge Shelter to Russel Field Shelter and Russell Field Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Russell Field Trail to Spence Field Shelter to Eagle Creek Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Eagle Creek Trail to Bote Mountain Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Bote Mountain Trail Jenkins Ridge Trail Junction   [Hikers Only]
• Jenkins Ridge Trail Junction to Rocky Top and Thunderhead Mountain to Derrick Knob Shelter to Greenbrier Ridge Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Greenbrier Ridge Trail to Cold Spring Knob to Miry Ridge Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Miry Ridge Trail to Buckeye Gap to Silers Bald Shelter to Welch Ridge Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Welch Ridge Trail to Double Spring Gap to Goshin Prong Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Goshin Prong Trail to Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail to Clingmans Dome (highest point on AT)   [Hikers Only]
• Clingmans Dome to Noland Divide Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Noland Divide Trail to Sugarland Mountain Trail and Mount Collins Shelter   [Hikers Only]
• Sugarland Mountain Trail to Fork Ridge Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Fork Ridge Trail to Road Prong Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Road Prong Trail to Newfound Gap   [Hikers Only]
• Newfound Gap to Sweat Heifer Circle Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Sweat Heifer Circle Trail to The Boulevard Trail   [Hikers Only]
• The Boulevard Trail to Icewater Spring Shelter to Charlie's Bunion to Dry Sluice Gap Trail   [Hikers Only]
• Dry Sluice Gap Trail to Laurel Top to Hughes Ridge Trail and Pecks Corner Shelter   [Hikers Only]
• Hughes Ridge Trail to Mount Sequoyah to Tricorner Knob Shelter to Balsam Mountain Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Balsam Mountain Trail to Mount Guyot to Snake Den Ridge Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Snake Den Ridge Trail to Camel Gap Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Camel Gap Trail to Camel Gap to Cosby Knob Shelter to Low Gap Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Low Gap Trail to Lower Mount Cammerer Trail and Mount Cammerer Lookout   [Hikers and Horses]
• Lower Mount Cammerer Trail to Chestnut Branch Trail   [Hikers and Horses]
• Chestnut Branch Trail to Davenport Gap Shelter to Davenport Gap Trailhead   [Hikers and Horses]