Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina, Tennessee

Noland Creek Trail

12 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,700 ft of climbing · 1,693 ft–4,232 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

HistoryBackcountry campsGapsBridges

1,830 ft 2,541 ft · 3.9 mi high 2,541 ft

Along the way #61 Bald Creek #62 Upper Ripshin #63 Jerry Flats #64 Mill Creek #66 Lower Noland Creek Noland Creek Bridge Upper Sassafras Gap Jerry Flats Cemetery Upper Noland-Branton Cemetery

Trailheads Noland Creek Trail Trailhead 1,836 ft Drive there · Noland Creek Trail Trailhead 1,914 ft Drive there · Noland Creek Trail Trailhead 1,946 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.