Tennessee trails · Holston Mountain Trail
Holston Mountain Trail
A 22.7-mile loop in Tennessee, with 844 ft of climbing. Reaches Flint Mill Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 19.3 and mile 28.9. It gives back about 4,579 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Flint Mill Gap (pass)
- Holston High Knob (summit)
- Holston Mountain (summit)
Getting there
HOLSTON MOUNTAIN TRAIL access. 36.45783, -82.07636 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:24 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.7-mile route takes roughly 8 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:48 p.m. — 4 h 09 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Holston Mountain West — 3.9 mi
- Iron Mountain — 7.3 mi
- Little Pond Mountain — 11.0 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 17.6 mi