Mount Le Conte via Alum Cave Trail, Trail Map, Alum Cave Trailhead, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Mount Le Conte via Alum Cave Trail - 10.1 Miles

Great Smoky Mountains National Park




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1: N35 37.748 W83 27.056 — 0.0 miles : Alum Cave Trailhead
2: N35 37.953 W83 26.642 — .5 miles : Shifting course beside Alum Cave Creek
3: N35 38.119 W83 26.295 — 1.0 miles : Trail steepens into thick, diverse forest
4: N35 38.416 W83 26.331 — 1.5 miles : Pass thru high range of hardwood forest
5: N35 38.344 W83 26.716 — 2.2 miles : Alum Cave - Veer left at sign for Le Conte
6: N35 38.403 W83 26.792 — 2.5 miles : Steep grades above Alum Cave
7: N35 38.700 W83 26.376 — 3.0 miles : Travel on rocky, rail aided ledges
8: N35 39.058 W83 26.136 — 3.5 miles : Transition from hardwood to Pine-Fir forest
9: N35 39.105 W83 26.678 — 4.05 miles : Views of West Point thru shrinking forest
10: N35 39.305 W83 26.541 — 4.6 miles : Rainbow Falls Trail junction - turn right
11: N35 39.245 W83 26.435 — 4.7 miles : Trillium Gap Trail split - keep straight
12: N35 39.198 W83 26.333 — 4.9 miles : Mount Le Conte backcountry shelter
13: N35 39.250 W83 26.197 — 5.05 miles : Mount Le Conte summit (High Top)
14: N35 39.230 W83 26.093 — 5.25 miles : Boulevard Trail - Myrtle Point Trail split
15: N35 39.196 W83 25.904 — 5.4 miles : Myrtle Point


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