Bullhead Trail
Bullhead Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. It climbs 3,301 ft to a high point of 5,980 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 6.8 mione way
- 13.6 miround trip
- 3,301 ftelevation gain
- 5,980 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Hike to Mount Le Conte on Bullhead Trail
Length 13.6 miles (21.9 km) roundtrip Parking & Trailhead Please consider a shuttle or park at Rainbow Falls/Bullhead Trailhead on Cherokee Orchard Road (follow Old Sugarlands Trail from the parking area to arrive at Bul
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