Cooper Road Trail
Cooper Road Trail is a 4.3-mile loop foot trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Difficulty: moderate, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 20.96 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 Cooper Road Trail” hike, which uses this trail.
- 4.3 miloop
- 20.96 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 2,209 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
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From the National Park Service
Hike Cooper Road Trail
Cades Cove Loop Road: Drive 4.3 miles on Cades Cove Loop Road from the beginning of the loop.
Read the official NPS description
Plan this hike
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