Tennessee trails · Chimney Top Trail
Chimney Top Trail
A 7.1-mile out-and-back in Tennessee, with 1,801 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Fork Mountain and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 2.4 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 1,059 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Fork Mountain (summit)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Chimney Top Mountain (summit)
- Love Mountain (summit)
- Tub Spring (spring)
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Getting there
South Old Mac Trail access. 36.12661, -84.45834 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 8:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:33 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:11 p.m. — 5 h 56 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Chimney Top Trail + Interpretive Trail + Judge Branch Trail — 10.9 mi loop, 3,242 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lookout Tower Trail — 0.0 mi
- Cumberland Trail — 29.5 mi