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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,670 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. About 59 min drive (26 mi) from Johnson City. 36.47639, -82.05346 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 19 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 4:24 p.m. — 2 h 29 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Holston Mountain West — 5.6 mi
- Iron Mountain — 6.0 mi
- Little Pond Mountain — 11.9 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 15.8 mi