Tennessee trails · Cove Mountain Trail
A 8.5-mile out-and-back in Tennessee, with 2,636 ft of climbing. Reaches Cove Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
Fighting Creek Nature Trail junction — parking nearby, water. 35.68678, -83.53790 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.0-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:01 p.m. — 4 h 02 min before sunset.