Meigs Mountain Trail | |
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Length | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
Location | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States |
Trailheads | Junction with the Jakes Creek Trail just south of Elkmont Junction with the Lumber Ridge Trail and Meigs Creek Trail at Buckhorn Gap. Meigs Creek Trail trailhead starts at the Sinks. |
Use | Hiking |
Highest point | Near Campsite 19, 2,880 ft (880 m) |
Lowest point | Buckhorn Gap, 2,400 ft (730 m) |
Difficulty | Moderate |
Season | Open year-round |
Hazards | Multiple stream crossings |
The Meigs Mountain Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail traverses the northern slopes of Meigs Mountain in the northwest section of the park, connecting Jakes Creek in the Elkmont area with Lumber Ridge in the Tremont area. The Meigs Mountain Trail, when joined with the 4.1-mile (6.6 km) Lumber Ridge Trail and the first 0.4 miles (0.64 km) of the Jakes Creek Trail, is part of a 10.5-mile (16.9 km) continuous path connecting the Appalachian Club section of Elkmont with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. In the early 20th century, the logging communities that formed at Elkmont and Tremont branched out across the relatively broad northern slopes of Meigs Mountain. Other than a crude mountain cemetery, the occasional detritus, and a few rock walls, however, very little remains of the mountain's former inhabitants.
The nearest parking lot for the Meigs Mountain Trail is the Jakes Creek Trailhead parking lot, located at the end of Elkmont Road. The Curry Mountain Trail and the Meigs Creek Trail both connect the Meigs Mountain Trail to Little River Road.