Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina, Tennessee

Beech Gap Trail

5.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,800 ft of climbing · 3,105 ft–5,069 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

GapsBridges

3,105 ft 4,941 ft · 2.7 mi high 4,941 ft

Along the way Straight Fork Bridge Beech Gap

Trailheads Beech Gap Trail Trailhead 3,148 ft Drive there · Beech Gap Trail Trailhead 3,104 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.