Alum Cave Trail
Alum Cave Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Difficulty: moderate, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 9.8 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hike to Alum Cave Bluffs” hike, which uses this trail.
- 2.3 mione way
- 4.6 miround trip
- 9.8 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 6,377 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hike to Alum Cave Bluffs
Length 4.6 miles (7.4 km) roundtrip Parking & Trailhead Please consider a shuttle or park at Alum Cave Bluffs Trailhead located on Newfound Gap Road (US 441) between mile marker 10 and 11.
Read the official NPS description
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