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Best Hiking Trails near Sams Gap
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Sams Gap is a mountain pass inside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Hiking Trails (13)
1
Sams Gap Loop
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DIFFICULT
22.6
mi
2
Cold Spring Gap Loop via Forney Creek Trail
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DIFFICULT
35.5
mi
3
Benton Mackaye Trail: Fontana Dam to Big Creek
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DIFFICULT
93.4
mi
4
Rocky Top via Appalachian Trail
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DIFFICULT
19.2
mi
5
Lakeshore Trailhead Westside via Appalachian Trail
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DIFFICULT
38.9
mi
6
Fontana Dam via Appalachian Trail
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DIFFICULT
33.1
mi
7
Clingmans Dome Observation Tower via Appalachian Trail
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DIFFICULT
31.7
mi
8
Cold Spring Knob via Appalachian Trail
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EASY
2.3
mi
9
Sams Gap via Greenbrier Ridge Trail
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MODERATE
3.7
mi
10
Double Spring Gap via Appalachian Trail
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MODERATE
7.1
mi