Grotto Falls via Trillium Gap Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The hike to Grotto Falls offers a refreshing woodland experience within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail takes you through a lush forest, featuring streams and wildflowers, leading to the 25-foot high Grotto Falls, where you can walk behind the waterfall—a rare and exciting feature of the hike. Though the path ascends steadily, it’s a manageable and rewarding trek for most, providing cool relief at the falls and picturesque scenery along the way. #Hike #Waterfall #Forest #Nature
- Distance: 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain: 925 ft
- Maximum elevation: 3,819 ft
- Elevation loss: 932 ft
- Minimum elevation: 3,219 ft
- Moving time: 1 h 12 m
- Moving speed: 2.3 mph
- Maximum speed: 5.5 mph
- Total time: 1 h 30 m
- Global speed: 1.8 mph
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Name: Grotto Falls via Trillium Gap Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park GPS track, route, trail
Coordinates: 35.67384 -83.46351 35.68038 -83.44944
Topography: Sevier County topographic map, elevation, terrain
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Great Smoky Mountains Appalachian Trail
United States > North Carolina > Clay County
Hike through Great Smoky Mountains along Appalachian Trail via Standing Indian, Ridgepole Mountain, Yellow Bald, Wine Spring Bald, Copper Ridge Bald, Cheoah Bald, Wauchecha Bald, Fontana Dam, Thunderhead Mountain, Clingmans Dome, Mount Kephart and Mount Guyot. #Hike #Mountain #Nature #Forest #Lake #Appalachian
Distance: 144.0 mi • Elevation gain: 29,111 ft • Maximum elevation: 6,604 ft
