Gatlinburg Hiking and Smokies Hiking Guide - Newfound Gap


Alum Cave


 
Trail Features: Views / Geological Features Trail Location: Newfound Gap Road Roundtrip Miles: 4.4 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1125 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 511 feet Highest Elevation: 4955 feet
 

The Jump Off


 
The trail to the Jump Off, via the Appalachian Trail, begins from the parking lot of Newfound Gap. Trail Features: Panoramic Views Trail Location: Newfound Gap Roundtrip Miles: 6.5 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1275 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 392 feet Highest Elevation: 6225 feet
 

Charlies Bunion


 
Trail Features: Panoramic Views Trail Location: Newfound Gap Roundtrip Miles: 8.1 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1640 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 405 feet Highest Elevation: 6122 feet
 

Chimney Tops


 
Trail Features: Panoramic Views Trail Location: Newfound Gap Road Roundtrip Miles: 4.0 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1350 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 675 feet Highest Elevation: 4750 feet
 

Husky Gap


 
Trail Features: Quiet Forest Hike Trail Location: Newfound Gap Road Roundtrip Miles: 4.2 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1240 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 590 feet Highest Elevation: 3180 feet
 

Kanati Fork Trail


 
Trail Features: Wildflowers Trail Location: Between Newfound Gap / Cherokee Roundtrip Miles: 4.0 miles Total Elevation Gain: 1495 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 748 feet Highest Elevation: 4328 feet
 

Kephart Prong


 

 

Spruce-Fir Trail


 
Trail Features: Spruce-Fir Forest Trail Location: Clingmans Dome Road Roundtrip Miles: 0.35 miles Total Elevation Gain: 25 feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 143 feet Highest Elevation: 5684 feet
 

The Appalachian Trail


 
The AT runs for 71 miles through the Smokies. You start at Fontana Dam and finish at Davenport Gap in Cosby.
 


Location
   Newfound Gap (9)
   Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail (4)
   Townsend (1)
   Gatlinburg (1)
   Greenbrier (1)
   Cades Cove (12)
   Cataloochee (2)
   Balsam Mountain (4)
   Big Creek (2)
   Clingmans Dome (5)
   Mt. LeConte (1)
   Cosby (3)
   Cherokee (5)
   Deep Creek (5)
   Elkmont (8)
   Fontana Village (2)
Difficulty
   Hard (26)
   Difficult (24)
   Easy (16)
Waterfall
   Waterfall (19)
   No Waterfall (47)
Surface
   Dirt Trail (65)
   Paved (1)

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