Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina, Tennessee

Big Creek Trail

6.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 1,735 ft–3,195 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

WaterfallsBackcountry camps

1,735 ft 2,972 ft · 5.0 mi high 2,972 ft

Along the way #36 Upper Walnut Bottom #37 Lower Walnut Bottom Midnight Hole Falls

Trailhead Big Creek Trail Trailhead 1,732 ft Drive there

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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.