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Trail-Map-GSMNP-06-2014.Pdf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T E To Knoxville To Knoxville To Newport To Newport N N E SEVIERVILLE S 321 S E E 40 411 R 32 I V 441 E R r T 411 r Stream Crossings re e CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST r y Exit L T m a itt ) A le in m w r 443 a a k e Nearly all park trails cross small streams—making very wet crossings t 1.0 C t P r n n i i t a 129 g u w n P during flooding. The following trails that cross streams with no bridges e o 0.3 n i o M u r s d n ve e o se can be difficult and dangerous at flood stage. (Asterisks ** indicate the Ri ab o G M cl 0.4 r ( McGhee-Tyson L most difficult and potentially dangerous.) This list is not all-inclusive. e s ittl 441 ll Airport e w i n o Cosby h o 0.3 L ot e Beard Cane Trail near campsite #3 Fo Pig R R ive iv r Beech Gap Trail on Straight Fork Road er Cold Spring Gap Trail at Hazel Creek 0.2 W Eagle Creek Trail** 15 crossings e 0.3 0.4 SNOWBIRD s e Tr t Ridg L Fork Ridge Trail crossing of Deep Creek at junction with Deep Creek Trail en 0.4 o P 416 D w IN r e o k Forney Creek Trail** seven crossings G TENNESSEE TA n a nWEB a N g B p Gunter Fork Trail** five crossingsU S OUNTAIN 0.1 Exit 451 O M 32 Hannah Mountain Trail** justM before Abrams Falls Trail L i NORTH CAROLINA tt Jonas Creek Trail near Forney Creek le Little River Trail near campsite #30 PIGEON FORGE C 7.4 Long Hungry Ridge Trail both sides of campsite #92 Pig o 35 Davenport eo s MOUNTAIN n b mere MARYVILLE Lost Cove Trail near Lakeshore Trail junction y Cam r Trail Gap nt Waterville R Pittman u C 1.9 Meigs Creek Trail 18 crossings k i o h E v Big Creek E e M 1.0 e B W e Mt HO e Center 73 Mount s L Noland Creek Trail** both sides of campsite #62 r r 321 Hen Wallow Falls t 2.1 HI C r Cammerer n C Cammerer C r e u 321 1.2 e Panther Creek Trail at Middle Prong Trail junction 0.6 t e w Trail Br Tr k o L Pole Road Creek Trail near Deep Creek Trail M 6.6 2.3 321 a 34 321 il Rabbit Creek Trail at the Abrams Falls Trailhead d G ra Gatlinburg Welcome Center 5.8 d ab T National Park ServiceNational Park U.S. Department the of Interior 1 e Roundtop Trail** crossing of Little River at Little River Road r s Mountain e Tr Cosby o g id 4.6 2.5 National Park Information Center n Trillium Gap Trail at Grotto Falls (icy in winter) e R v 2.1 il en Low k o a e r D G T e C T ra Upper Hazel Creek Trail hiker-only portion IN L B e a Low Gap ek il r it s a p re C TA tl er Albright Grove ld k C Wet Bottom Trail follow signs for Elijah Oliver Trail as alternate route N e tl a T 5.1 g 73 P t 33 T n r i U i e a B B O g S Albright Grove r 29 S i 2.5 Walland e 0.7 l ig a M o d Loop Trail 2.4 B m x 129 321 n l o te GATLINBURG R O 2.3 t 6.1 r i 6.1 t v Inadu Knob 37 o C e Cosby r Greenbrier P B E r RIER INNAC e 411 B L Camel Gap t V EEN E Knob e Gatlinburg Bypass Road u O 441 GR k C 36 n l Roaring 3.7 4.1 T a E r Wear Valley a V F Cam W i e l O one-way or l Gap C k Greenbrier Ramsey Tr 1.0 To Chattanooga Sugarlands Mo s Trail ail t Cove e Cascades S ( o 7.6 d w y R c a 4.0 38 a r c A l R 32 y s r a w E Visitor Center o M mse a T 1.8 k L i a C Mount Guyot l N R W s i r it Little d dd k lo Mount t Park Headquarters e g le 4.1 r a le C a Pro o w h d e ng F Sterling P Greenbrier t l 4.0 Ster 321 e u d rai r t ling Mount Sterling Gap r ar T te Fo M T Facility Closures Trail 8.4 T o Baskins in r ey n r e p r L w k a alsam Mt Gu k l Historic r B n o R T Luftee i 1.9 i e Creek G 1.0 rail Tr n C i Nature n e a ail w Knob i a v C r l WATERVILLE o n T O Trail r g s Little 2.4 ve Mountai C T 1.4 e 0.9 Trail T l r r i r l n LAKE Many areas of the park, including roads, frontcountry campgrounds, e c a i r Brier h B L e t Gatlinburg a i Tricorner Knob l u 1.4 a k e l 4.9 e i h Gap Tr u s rd y n trails, and backcountry campsites/shelters are subject to closure ast W Trail 2.7 r a ra r T R ) Mount Chapman K T k o 7.5 e O r d c TUCKA l a Pretty Hollow Gap 3.6 LEECHEE COVE P l Porters B T environmental conditions or operational capabilities change. Pleaseo R l Little Greenbrier r d Brushy M 40 F o i F o Grotto l P A r ra alls 1.9 i Flat e P a k u T n o g n T School S Mountain d e dtop 3.1 r N g Falls a L i r i e R l check the park’s website at www.nps.gov for the latest closure a e u 4.5 r r S 3.9 e r T t 5.3 C i w L g t l e A i t Metcalf t a illiu 2.9 0.4 1.7 r m n r information. f T y t r i M l s n o i Laurel Falls l lan Tra 0.6 G a g 73 Bottoms Tr e ds a t o u 0.4 0.9 n Townsend p n t H Ace l n i n P R u Cr Mount Sequoyah l 1.0 3.5 Be r o i a o e i The Sinks d d g i e e Gap a a l o Fighting n alls T T Bru M k p l t Townsend R F s a l r e 6.0 ra hy p r Balsam e b 2.7 S o M Little Riv il c il e 5.6 C Creek o o a h a A w e u w i T t a N Visitors Center e 3.1 l n B l High Top Moun 4.0 r 3.3 r i r i r h I i r Gap a u a T g a c A N 3.5 y Tr R i I A s l l T G T c i l o e v Laurel Top n A M Rainbow a e N G C e He 3.6 o 2.0 G a Balsam e 4.1 l U l T r p r p i a t d Laurel Gap e a a Falls 6.0 h a N 3 4.3 n Elkmont G Mount Le Conte a t O p e Point c 2.1 r l p T T T U R ai g k 2.0 M o a M Tr Rid e Li r Campfires Prohibited r p T ttle Huskey Gap 31 o PISGAH I a C O T To r T a l C r R r y 0.5 k r T i r e i i a a l O a e T t v 2.2 l H e i r 5.9 a b t Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina/Tennessee M l e u i e r R T a k n l 20 r i t 2.4 l U e l s m o i h C NATIONAL C e s n Ch u a ra e Pecks Corner N 2 e R a 4.2 L 19 4.1 u d T 39 le Palmer C 4.1 1.9 Mountain L B T t Gold Mine n E R H Chimney e M i Schoolhouse igs it o Charlies A it House a c e Tra C 2.4 t 2.1 v 44 l 2.3 FOREST H d h i u i L Trail 0.8 C r Tr M l uc le Tops Trail a l I Look Rock T M 1.0 Gap u Alum Cave e a N C M Bunion a r m C va d T b r r T e N t g Great Smoky Mountains er 5.4 d Trail H B Cataloochee n G 0.9 T a M 3.3 R Trail B 2.3 n i a S Bluffs lsam t l A p u i n d T U m Grassy H n T r il r 4.1 G 1.3 T Pin Oak a t o r 0.4 11 T Institute at Tremont A g C H r r d a S Chimney u U p r T in 1.1 2.7 r R u RL l 1.7 Branch 0.8 o P l g A h a Gap k a M e T i 21 a ee o t e v 1.0 rlan N A G r 0.8 n g k Tops D e G 2.5 1.8 p u e e d D Icewater Trail C Cove Creek Gap e o 5 3.6 P H t s 1.7 r M G t d Blanket e r 5.0 r H 2.8 r ) e ap t i s r r y h Palme l R r v T y o te r o e o C 2.9 0.9 E c i a n a R M Spring e a d wi Gr Sc d 1.2 n Mountain r ountain 2.5 a e r C h in Ind 1.8 R W s T S B T ian g S t D T o D T c n e 0.8 k t r i 3.4 18 r k 1.0 l Cabin v r a 0.8 L k e R u i 1.1 e e re 2.5 R e T l R 6 i a C 1.1 i 1 5.5 p e t o c Flats i 1.7 R C 40 r tl J h e 2.9 d i l r n y a 2.3 Crooked e 27 g T d i e E 2.6 t ed C g g e r r Trail 49 e l a R u d E s e T i Tr Sw e e r k o Arm r v o 2.8 a e 3.7 B e l k k 0.9 Little M c u e e ree Jakes 0.8 1.7 a G Round Bottom ig T R W ( r r C i a d r Rich Mtn a n R t p E 3.6 1.8 i o O B 17 Ca r l M H T e Ridge Tr u L n o 2.3 r F 1.9 v a H A M e Gap e l i t h b T y d t c r Loop Tr 2.9 th P i 0.6 o 47 Spruce Mountain k IL Abrams Creek o t am 2.2 le id an 2.3 O ron 1.7 fe Kephart T e m a n dle P Miry 26 g Trai r Cr K r C D H H i l R 4.6 s s F N U Tr 3.3 a one-way r P a e k C Wet 2.5 ro 2.5 R 3.3 4.8 i i e l C r T n 24 Newfound Gap l I T l ek R r i T a ad p 2.7 F de Cove Ro T g N C r i o 3.9 r a s L p i 2.4 ) ai 1.2 d a d l y oo ( F Bottom p 2.8 M r h H Trail Spruce Mountain g r l d c 4.2 l a T k e T g a Abrams L r s T e a R G 1.8 L a l T 1.6 A t o Trail r E Tr e 3.2 n e r e r o o B a ib E n A oogerma Falls a e w k r t F R s B 40 b T ree C a 1.8 G I i D C T N e h r GREAT i SMOKY MOUNTAINS N NATIONAL PARK a k d 2.3 I b l s 23 o w P c d l r am A D B 48 s i r O 0.5 o d T V t 1.9 b C s 2.0 r n a 42 Exit 20 a A n 3.7 n r I 28 r o a l h o B i e m CADES COVE o i a a l Cre t k P e r 2.5 n o e v k T i N r R D h v a d l d r 2.9 a g l e M T l r amp Pron 8.1 i R e n g k T e w a o C e e t r s l n a 1.0 1.6 T T n f 4.4 re I o M l r o o O e C D i n R y i n l a l y c u F a w M L B n s e y Mount Collins ( n T y o d U C l n Pr d e G w r l 1.4 l r c l 16 o r T d u l C t Greenbrier n a Ga N e a K 2.3 Appalachian Highlands 5.1 a i a r g p t E i C n 41 15 e o R T s n e V k e M T o d k A r R a F t r e h e k Ridge Trail t b e H 2.5 4.4 a d A a e Science Learning Center y r r O o l a o t ams C T il e e h r B d I F p a e c ) r 1.2 30 1.8 r i r o one-way 1.9 o N y C t m r k n p a n t T 10 Cold Spring o F n h r Purchase Gap o a r T 1.7 o o a h g n o F H T D r l S g u B Knob k i 3.0 a R u R o 4.2 5.1 2.9 k m 3.5 Cades Cove 3.5 r a R s f h Buckeye Gap d d t F r l n o r k o o 50 t 276 3.9 F e e e 9 a R r T M e id e k S r i 2.4 g ti k o C F 3.5 e 1.8 Visitor Center 1.7 Thunderhead m e a u Derrick 3.3 n g a m Balsam Mountain n e ll TENNESSEE K T Mountain Double Spring n T o t g 3.9 F e Knob i o 2.2 r a Double Gap T w r s l l r n a a i s Clingmans Rocky C a d o Gap i n u i R t t l Chilhowee Spence Field 1.9 l L l F R i 14 Top 6.2 Dome v o S a Russell Field e o t Polls Gap B NORTH CAROLINA C r p r T r 2.8 i r n e 0.5 2.6 l a T l k e g ) Silers Bald 1.9 E i i r r e 53 k h l e 2.9 N p t G l oad e n i l T R m E o i r 7.6 i d T e E w a D l r r H E I a l Clingmans Dome a a C r l 6.4 a i r l H CHILHOWEE n i B i T R n M T T Bypass Trail C d a 2.2 ove k r l r O e d o r n C d 5.5 s Mollies Ridge i u o O LAKE E o o l 1.7 T Newton l i n t a ) L c k a t Smokemont A ( 3.7 ea F CAT e ain -S w r n a r s o e o G -T r e Bald N e a r T R one-way t T h C D D 3.6 n t I 4.9 4.7 e Tow String e i 12 Andrews i a g n R 68 v T e g l g w n 0.7 i k r i d id a 8.1 Bald d B n i i g J e a o o 52 e J R R a n e e n l v i h l a i 3.3 r 2.8 i y E i s a 54 l a r c l a le R C l a Black Camp Gap i il C 7.4 r o i R d L r r o e d o ra e T a g a I a a T T P d a g e e o l 4.1 d T 97 k
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