Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina, Tennessee

Crib Gap Trail

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 450 ft of descent · 1,748 ft–2,206 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

Gaps

Along the way Incline Gap

Trailheads Crib Gap Trail Trailhead 2,055 ft Drive there · Crib Gap Trail Trailhead 1,754 ft Drive there · Crib Gap Trail Trailhead 2,023 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.