Alphabetic Smoky Mountain Hiking Trails Directory
The table below provides basic information for more than 70 Smoky Mountain hikes. This list of trails are in alphabetical order. By clicking on any trail name you'll find more detailed information, including trail descriptions, key features, directions, pictures, elevation profiles and maps.
Difficulty Rating Defined: 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. Please click here for a more detailed explanation on difficulty ratings for all trails in the Smoky Mountains.
R/T on the table heading below stands for total round trip miles.
To get a general idea on the location for each of the Smoky Mountain hikes listed below, please check out our park map page.
Alphabetical List of Smoky Mountain Hiking Trails
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | Roundtrip Miles | Elevation Gain | Difficulty Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams Falls | Cades Cove / Townsend | Waterfalls | 5.2 | 675 | 6.55 |
| Albright Grove | Greenbrier / Cosby | Old Growth Forest / History / Solitude | 6.7 | 1475 | 9.65 |
| Alum Cave | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Views / Interesting Geological Features | 4.4 | 1125 | 6.65 |
| Andrews Bald | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Appalachian Trail | Great Smoky Mountains | Long Distance Hiking | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Avent Cabin | Elkmont | History / Quiet Forest Hike | 2 | 505 | 3.01 |
| Balsam High Top | Balsam Mountain | Solitude / Quiet Forest Hike | 7.6 | 2535 | 12.67 |
| Baskins Creek Falls | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Waterfalls | 3 | 953 | 4.91 |
| Benton MacKaye Trail | Great Smoky Mountains | Long Distance Hiking | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Big Creek / Mouse Creek Falls | Big Creek | Waterfalls | 4.2 | 605 | 5.41 |
| Big Fork Ridge Loop | Cataloochee | Old Growth Forest / Historical | 9.3 | 1800 | 12.90 |
| Boogerman Loop | Cataloochee | Historical / Streams / Old Growth Forest | 7.4 | 1040 | 9.48 |
| Brushy Mountain (Greenbrier) | Greenbrier / Cosby | Views | 11.7 | 3000 | 17.70 |
| Brushy Mountain (Trillium Gap) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Views / Wildflowers / Falls | 6.8 | 1745 | 10.29 |
| Bullhead Trail | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Views / Interesting Geological Features | 5.9 | 1607 | 9.11 |
| Cataloochee Divide | Cataloochee | Views / Historic / Wildflowers | 10 | 1250 | 12.5 |
| Charlies Bunion | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 8.1 | 1640 | 11.38 |
| Chasteen Creek Cascade | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfall / Stream / Wildflowers | 3.6 | 340 | 4.28 |
| Chestnut Top | Cades Cove / Townsend | Views / Wildflowers | 8.6 | 1486 | 11.57 |
| Chimney Tops | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Panoramic Views | 3.3 | 1487 | 6.27 |
| Cove Mountain | Elkmont | Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest | 7.7 | 1776 | 11.25 |
| Cucumber Gap Loop | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 5.6 | 830 | 7.26 |
| Curry Mountain Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 6.4 | 1164 | 8.73 |
| Deep Creek Loop | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls / Wildflowers | 4.6 | 579 | 5.76 |
| Flat Creek Falls | Balsam Mountain | Waterfalls | 4 | 600 | 5.2 |
| Gatlinburg Trail | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Stream / History | 3.9 | 235 | 4.37 |
| Goldmine Loop | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Historical / Lake Views | 3.1 | 615 | 4.33 |
| Grapeyard Ridge Trail (Greenbrier) | Greenbrier / Cosby | Historical / Injun Creek steam engine wreck | 5.8 | 980 | 7.76 |
| Gregory Bald (Gregory Ridge) | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest | 11.3 | 3020 | 17.34 |
| Gregory Bald (Parson Branch) | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Flame Azaleas / Old Growth Forest | 8.8 | 2300 | 13.4 |
| Grotto Falls | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Waterfalls | 2.6 | 585 | 3.77 |
| Hemphill Bald Loop | Balsam Mountain | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 13.7 | 2170 | 18.04 |
| Hen Wallow Falls | Greenbrier / Cosby | Waterfalls | 4.4 | 900 | 6.2 |
| Huskey Gap (Little River Trail) | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 10 | 1080 | 12.16 |
| Huskey Gap (Newfound Gap Rd) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers | 4.2 | 1270 | 6.74 |
| Indian Creek Falls | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 1.9 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Jump Off, The | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 6.5 | 1275 | 9.05 |
| Juney Whank Falls | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 0.5 | 194 | 0.89 |
| Kanati Fork Trail | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Wildflowers | 4 | 1495 | 6.99 |
| Kephart Prong Trail | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Stream / Historical | 4.2 | 955 | 6.11 |
| Laurel Falls | Elkmont | Waterfalls | 2.3 | 314 | 2.93 |
| Little Brier Gap | Elkmont | Walker Sisters Place | 2.6 | 285 | 3.17 |
| Little River Trail | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 4.9 | 412 | 5.72 |
| Lonesome Pine Overlook | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Views | 6.7 | 2300 | 11.3 |
| Lumber Ridge Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Solitude | 8.1 | 1524 | 11.15 |
| Meigs Creek Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 7 | 1380 | 9.76 |
| Meigs Mountain Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest / History | 4.6 | 661 | 5.92 |
| Middle Prong Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Waterfalls / History | 8.3 | 1140 | 10.58 |
| Mingus Creek Trail | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Historic / Wildflowers / Stream | 5.8 | 1515 | 8.83 |
| Mountains-to-Sea Trail | Great Smoky Mountains | Long Distance Hiking | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mt. Cammerer | Greenbrier / Cosby | Panoramic Views / Historical | 11.1 | 3045 | 17.19 |
| Mt. LeConte (Boulevard Trail) | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 15.6 | 3000 | 21.6 |
| Mt. LeConte (via Bullhead) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Panoramic Views | 14.4 | 3993 | 22.39 |
| Mt. LeConte (Rainbow Falls) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Panoramic Views / Waterfalls | 13.8 | 3993 | 21.79 |
| Mt. LeConte (via Trillium Gap) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Panoramic Views / Waterfalls | 13.9 | 3401 | 20.7 |
| Mt. Sterling (via Baxter Creek) | Big Creek | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 12.2 | 4200 | 20.6 |
| Newton Bald | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Quiet Forest Hike / Views | 10 | 2800 | 15.6 |
| Noland Divide | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Views / Forest Diversity | 7.2 | 1679 | 10.56 |
| Oconaluftee River Trail | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Historical / Stream | 3 | 70 | 3.14 |
| Ogle Place | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | History / Stream | 0.8 | 90 | 0.98 |
| Old Settlers Trail (Maddron Bald) | Greenbrier / Cosby | Historical / Tyson McCarter Barn | 8.8 | 1650 | 12.1 |
| Porters Creek Trail | Greenbrier / Cosby | Waterfalls / Stream / Flowers / Historical / Old Growth Forest | 4 | 699 | 5.4 |
| Rainbow Falls | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Waterfalls | 5.4 | 1685 | 8.77 |
| Ramsey Cascades | Greenbrier / Cosby | Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest | 8 | 2190 | 12.38 |
| Rich Mountain Loop | Cades Cove / Townsend | Views / Wildflowers / Historical | 8.5 | 1736 | 1736 |
| Rocky Top / Thunderhead | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 13.9 | 3665 | 21.23 |
| Rough Fork Trail | Balsam Mountain | Quiet Forest Hike | 5.2 | 600 | 6.4 |
| Schoolhouse Gap | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers | 3.8 | 513 | 4.83 |
| Schoolhouse Gap | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers | 3.8 | 513 | 4.83 |
| Silers Bald | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 9.3 | 2152 | 13.6 |
| Smokemont Loop | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Stream / Wildflowers / Forest | 6.5 | 1441 | 9.38 |
| Spence Field (Anthony Creek) | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 10.3 | 2842 | 15.98 |
| Spence Field (via Lead Cove) | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 9.4 | 3100 | 15.6 |
| Spence / Russell Field Loop | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 13.3 | 3050 | 19.4 |
| Spruce-Fir Trail | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Spruce-Fir Forest | 0.4 | 25 | 0.4 |
| Spruce Flats Falls | Cades Cove / Townsend | Waterfall | 1.4 | 460 | 2.32 |
| Sugarland Mtn Trail (upper) | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Solitude / Views | 7 | 1090 | 9.18 |
| Sugarland Mtn Trail (lower) | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 6 | 1500 | 9 |
| Toms Branch Falls | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 0.6 | 47 | 0.69 |
| West Prong Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Stream | 5.4 | 1375 | 8.15 |