Tennessee trails · Big Frog Mountain Hiking Trail
Big Frog Mountain Hiking Trail
A 12.3-mile network in Tennessee, with 2,072 ft of climbing. Reaches Low Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 8.2 and mile 12.4. It gives back about 1,453 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Low Gap (pass)
- Big Frog Mountain (summit)
- Chimneytop (summit)
Getting there
LOW GAP TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 02 min drive (33 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Cleveland. 35.05450, -84.50100 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:17 a.m., the sun rises at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 7:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:30 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:19 p.m. — 5 h 45 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Licklog Ridge Trail — 1.7 mi
- Grassy Gap — 2.7 mi
- Hemptop — 5.8 mi
- John Muir National Recreation — 9.3 mi