Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina, Tennessee

Thomas Divide Trail

14 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,300 ft of climbing · 2,188 ft–5,179 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

PeaksHistoryBackcountry campsGaps

4,966 ft 4,766 ft · 2.8 mi high 5,179 ft

Along the way #52 Newton Bald Deeplow Gap Tuskee Gap Wiggins-Watson Cemetery Nettle Creek Bald

Trailheads Thomas Divide Trail Trailhead 2,183 ft Drive there · Thomas Divide Trail Trailhead 4,642 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.