Jenkins Ridge Trail
Jenkins Ridge Trail is a 17.6-mile out-and-back foot trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. It climbs 3,258 ft to a high point of 5,019 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 8.8 mione way
- 17.6 miround trip
- 3,258 ftelevation gain
- 5,019 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
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