Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Trails in Great Smoky Mountains

42 trails · 209.4 total miles

Sweeping mountain views under a pink and purple sky. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Mount Le Conte on the Appalachian Trail and Boulevard Trail

strenuous
16.2 mi
Sweeping mountain views below a pink and purple sky. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Mount Le Conte on Bullhead Trail

strenuous
13.6 mi
Sweeping mountain views under a pink and purple sky. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Mount Le Conte on Rainbow Falls Trail

strenuous
13 mi
A sweeping mountain vista below a pink and light purple sky. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Mount Le Conte on Trillium Gap Trail

Unrated
13 mi
A water crossing along a trail in the forest, in the bottom right corner is a hiker icon.

Hike Cooper Road Trail

Unrated
10.9 mi
Sweeping mountain views with trees and grass in the foreground. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Mount Le Conte on Alum Cave Trail

strenuous
10 mi
A narrow trail with sweeping views to the left on a partly cloudy day. A hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Charlies Bunion

Unrated
8 mi
A cascading waterfall framed by large rocks and green vegetation.

Hike to Ramsey Cascades

Unrated
8 mi
A footlog bridge over a stream in the forest.

Hike Smokemont Nature Trail

Unrated
6 mi
A thin waterfall on a rocky cliff surrounded by trees. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Rainbow Falls

Unrated
5.6 mi
Flame azaleas, green undergrowth, and trees in foreground of a distant mountain view under clouds.

Hike on Chestnut Top Trail

Unrated
5.6 mi
A mill house with a ramp leading to the entrance tucked in a lush forest.

Walk Cable Mill Area Trails

Unrated
5.5 mi
A half log footbridge over top of a stream in the forest.

Hike West Prong Trail

Unrated
5.4 mi
A rocky river lined by green trees and shrubs. A hiker icon in the lower right corner of photo.

Hike the Little River, Cucumber Gap, Jakes Creek Loop

moderate
5.4 mi
Waterfall flows over rocks and pours into greenish colored pool with rocks and shrubs around it.

Hike to Abrams Falls

Unrated
5 mi
A trail beside a shallow stream.

Hike Schoolhouse Gap Trail

Unrated
4.4 mi
Waterfall that starts thin and fans out at the bottom. Boulders near base and vegetation on sides.

Hike to Hen Wallow Falls

Unrated
4.3 mi
A small cascading waterfall on rocks in a stream.

Hike Bradley Fork Trail

Unrated
4 mi
A bridge over a river surrounded by green trees. A road past the bridge in the distance.

Hike the Gatlinburg Trail

Unrated
4 mi
A small waterfall flowing over mossy rocks in the forest.

Hike Porters Creek Trail

moderate
4 mi ·1-3 hours hrs
A small lake surrounded by trees and a rolling mountain in the background.

Hike Goldmine Loop via Tunnel Bypass Trail

moderate
4 mi
Stairs and a log bridge with handrails cross a stream near trees and rocks. A hiker icon in corner.

Hike Kephart Prong Trail to Historic CCC Camp

Unrated
4 mi ·830 ft gain
Sweeping mountain views. Shrubs and short trees in a grassy field in the foreground plus hiker icon.

Hike to Andrews Bald

strenuous
3.6 mi
A cascading waterfall surrounded by greenery and rocks. A hiker icon in the corner.

Hike to Chasteen Creek Cascade

Unrated
3.6 mi
An Appalachian mountain view on a sunny day. Trees and other vegetation in the foreground.

Hike to Chimney Tops Overlook

Unrated
3.5 mi
A dark brown, wooden schoolhouse gravel path in front of it. Hiker icon in photo corner.

Hike to the Little Greenbrier School and Walker Homesite

Unrated
3.4 mi
A wide, curving river lined by green trees. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike the Oconaluftee River Trail

easy
3 mi
A cave like overhang over a trail with a mountain view.

Hike to Alum Cave Bluffs

moderate_strenuous
2.8 mi
A two-tiered waterfall framed by greenery. Hiker icon in lower right corner.

Hike to Laurel Falls

Unrated
2.6 mi
A waterfall surrounded by rocks, moss, and plants. Trail leads behind it. A hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Grotto Falls

Unrated
2.6 mi
A waterfall closely hugging the rocks surrounded by moss, shrubs, and trees.

Hike the Deep Creek Waterfalls Loop

Unrated
2.4 mi
A white historic home in a grassy field with forest behind it. A wooden sign labels the home.

Hike to Steve Woody House

Unrated
2 mi
A bridge over a stream in the forest. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike Deep Creek Trail to Indian Creek Falls

Unrated
1.6 mi
A rocky river in the forest with a hiker icon at the bottom of the page.

Hike Little River Trail

Unrated
1.4 mi
A short, cascading waterfall framed by boulders and orange, fallen leaves. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Lynn Camp Prong Cascades

Unrated
1.4 mi
A stout waterfall cascading into a pool near a large boulder. A fallen tree in right frame.

Hike to Twentymile Cascade

Unrated
1.2 mi
An elevated, paved walkway to a round observation tower overlooking mountains. Hiker icon in corner.

Hike to Kuwohi

Unrated
1 mi
A trail with wooden steps wandering through the woods, in the lower corner is a hiker icon.

Hike Cove Hardwood Trail

Unrated
0.8 mi
View of rolling mountains with fall colors, a partly cloudy sky and gold trees in the foreground

Hike to Look Rock Tower

moderate
0.8 mi
A wooden bridge on a paved trail in the woods.

Walk Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail

Unrated
0.5 mi
A wooden cabin with a covered porch on either side near a fence and trees. Hiker icon in corner.

Walk to John Oliver Cabin

easy
0.3 mi

Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte

strenuous
11 mi ·2,763 ft gain ·6-8 hours hrs

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