Charlies Bunion

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Highlight	Lovely 180 degree views from a rock outcropping
Trail System	Appalachian Trail
Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Located	, Location inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	White AT Blaze
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	4.5 hrs0.281 Days <br />270 Min <br /> round trip
Distance:	4 mi6.437 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 8.1 mi13.036 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	In-and-Out
Low / High Point	5000 ft1,666.667 Yards <br />1,524 Meters <br /> / 6100 ft2,033.333 Yards <br />1,859.28 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	1640 ft499.872 Meters <br /> / ({{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.) – South-to-North
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	1 logged hikes (0 recent)
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	146The following coordinate was not recognized: . trails / 145.8 mi of trail
Parking	Map
Trailhead	Map
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Great Smoky Mountains. Park at Newfound gap and take the AT eastbound. At roughly 1.8 miles, continue straight on the AT at the split for Sweat Heifer Creek Trail junction. At 2.7 miles, the trail splits again with a fork to the left to Mount Leconte on the Boulevard Trail and Jump Off trail (short one-mile round-trip adder hike to get to this overlook from the junction). For Charlies Bunion, continue straight (slight right) on the AT. You'll pass the Icewater Spring Shelter. At roughly 4 miles, there will be a short spur on the left taking you to the overlook.