GSMNP Curry Mountain Trail

Trail Name GSMNP Curry Mountain Trail Nearest City Gatlinburg State Tennessee Trail Marking None Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 3-4"-4" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Distance, round-trip 6.66.6 mi <br />10.622 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation XXXX"XXXX" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point XXXX"XXXX" is not a number. Nearest Medical Sevierville Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":35.6754829999999998335624695755541324615478515625,"lon":-83.6464330000000018117134459316730499267578125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a lesser used trail up a former logging road affording solitude. Continue a bit further to find a small cemetery.

How to get there

From Pigeon Forge, TN:

1. Take US321 North (actually heading east) out of town.
2. Turn right
3. Enter the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Medcalf Bottoms.
4. Continue along roadway over one-lane bridge.
5. Turn left/east to enter picnic area and park along loop. There is no parking at the trailhead. Alternative is five spaces further each along the main park roadway.

Trailhead is past small boulders.

Route Description

The trail follows a former logging road up and up the Curry Mountain.

Distance (mi)	Elevation (ft)	Description
0.0	1830	Trailhead
1.5	2020	Shart turn right. First of views.
2.5	2300
3.3	2775	Intersect Meigs Mountain Trail between Elkmont and Treemont

Typical Conditions

National Park Service does trail maintenance primarily between May thru Nov, thus some blowdowns possible during the off-season. While the trail crosses a few drainages with stepping stones, the tread indicated it can be a downhill stream after a significant rain.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fee. Per NPS policy, no mountain bikes or dogs. Posted for no horses.

After the Hike

Head west on Meigs Mountain trail to reach a small cemetery.

Misc. Information

Be aware that black bears are in the area.

Maps

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