Smoky Mountain Hiking Trails
Below is some basic information for more than 80 Smoky Mountain hiking trails.
Difficulty Rating = As a general rule of thumb, a difficulty rating of less than 5 is considered to be an easy hike. Between 5 and 10 is moderate, and anything over 10 is considered to be strenuous.
R/T on the table heading below stands for total round trip miles.
Be safe and happy hiking. Always let someone know what trail you will be hiking!
| Trail | Location | Trail Features | R/T Miles | Elevation Gain | Difficulty Rating |
| Abrams Falls | Cades Cove / Townsend | Waterfalls | 5.0 | 340 | 5.68 |
| Ace Gap | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest / Wildflowers | 11.0 | 400 | 11.80 |
| Albright Grove | Greenbrier / Cosby | Old Growth Forest / Wildflowers / Historical | 7.0 | 1500 | 10.00 |
| Alum Cave | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Views / Interesting Geological Features | 4.4 | 1125 | 6.65 |
| Andrews Bald | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 3.5 | 899 | 5.30 |
| Appalachian Trail | Great Smoky Mountains | Long Distance Hiking | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Balsam High Top | Balsam Mountain | Solitude, Quiet Forest Hike | 7.6 | 2535 | 12.67 |
| Baskins Creek Falls | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Waterfalls | 3.0 | 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 | 4.0 | 580 | 5.16 |
| 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 | 10.0 | 1250 | 12.50 |
| 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 | 3.8 | 1487 | 6.77 |
| 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 Headwaters | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Stream | 5.0 | 1480 | 7.96 |
| Deep Creek Loop | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls / Wildflowers | 4.6 | 579 | 5.76 |
| Flat Creek Falls | Balsam Mountain | Waterfalls | 4.0 | 600 | 5.20 |
| Fork Ridge Trail | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Old Growth Spruce-Fir Forest / Wildflowers | 8.0 | 1500 | 11.00 |
| Goldmine Loop | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Historical / Lake Views | 3.1 | 615 | 4.33 |
| Grapeyard Ridge Trail (Greenbrier) | Greenbrier / Cosby | Historical / Injun Creek steam engine wreckage | 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 | 13.40 |
| 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 | 6.20 |
| Huskey Gap (Little River Trail) | Elkmont | Stream / Wildflowers / Historical | 10.0 | 1080 | 12.16 |
| Huskey Gap (Newfound Gap Rd) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Quiet Forest Hike | 4.2 | 1240 | 6.68 |
| Indian Creek Falls | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 1.9 | 150 | 2.20 |
| 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 | 4.0 | 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 | 11.30 |
| Lumber Ridge Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Solitude | 8.1 | 1524 | 11.15 |
| Middle Prong Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Waterfalls / History | 8.3 | 1140 | 10.58 |
| Meigs Creek Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 7.0 | 1380 | 9.76 |
| Meigs Mountain Trail | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 4.6 | 661 | 5.92 |
| 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 | 12.0 | 2470 | 16.94 |
| Mt. LeConte (via Alum Cave) | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Panoramic Views / Geological | 11.0 | 2763 | 16.53 |
| Mt. LeConte (Boulevard Trail) | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 15.6 | 3000 | 21.60 |
| 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 | 20.70 |
| Mt. Sterling (via Baxter Creek) | Big Creek | Panoramic Views / Old Growth Forest | 12.2 | 4200 | 20.60 |
| Mt. Sterling (Mt. Sterling Gap) | Big Creek | Panoramic Views | 5.6 | 2000 | 9.60 |
| Newton Bald | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Quiet Forest Hike / Views | 10.0 | 2800 | 15.60 |
| Noland Divide | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Views / Forest Diversity | 7.2 | 1679 | 10.56 |
| Oconaluftee River Trail | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Historical / Stream | 3.0 | 70 | 3.14 |
| Old Settlers Trail (Maddron Bald) | Greenbrier / Cosby | Historical / Tyson McCarter Barn | 8.8 | 1650 | 12.10 |
| Porters Creek Trail | Greenbrier / Cosby | Waterfalls / Stream / Flowers / Historical / Old Growth Forest | 4.0 | 699 | 5.40 |
| Rainbow Falls | Gatlinburg / Mt. LeConte | Waterfalls | 5.4 | 1685 | 8.77 |
| Ramsey Cascades | Greenbrier / Cosby | Waterfalls / Old Growth Forest | 8.0 | 2375 | 12.75 |
| Rich Mountain Loop | Cades Cove / Townsend | Views / Wildflowers / Historical | 8.5 | 1736 | 11.97 |
| 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 | 6.40 |
| Schoolhouse Gap | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Wildflowers | 3.8 | 513 | 4.83 |
| Shuckstack Fire Tower | Fontana Village | Views / Wildflowers | 7.0 | 2120 | 11.24 |
| Silers Bald | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Panoramic Views | 9.3 | 2152 | 13.60 |
| 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 | 15.60 |
| Spence / Russell Field Loop | Cades Cove / Townsend | Panoramic Views / Mtn Laurel | 13.3 | 3050 | 19.40 |
| Spruce-Fir Trail | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Spruce-Fir Forest | 0.4 | 25 | 0.40 |
| Sugarland Mtn Trail (upper) | Newfound Gap / Clingmans Dome | Solitude / Views | 7.0 | 1090 | 9.18 |
| Sugarland Mtn Trail (lower) | Elkmont | Quiet Forest Hike | 6.0 | 1500 | 9.00 |
| Toms Branch Falls | Cherokee / Deep Creek | Waterfalls | 0.6 | 47 | 0.69 |
| Twentymile Loop | Fontana Village | Stream | 7.5 | 900 | 9.30 |
| West Prong Trail | Cades Cove / Townsend | Quiet Forest Hike / Stream | 5.4 | 1375 | 8.15 |