Tennessee trails · Holston Mountain West
Holston Mountain West
A 17.5-mile loop in Tennessee, with 1,070 ft of climbing. Reaches Deep 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 4,533 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Deep Gap (pass)
- Big Gap (pass)
- Little Stony Gap (pass)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Holston Mountain (summit)
Getting there
FURNACE BRANCH access. 36.43124, -82.13795 · 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 17.5-mile route takes roughly 7 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:00 p.m. — 5 h 58 min before sunset.
Loop options
- HOLSTON MOUNTAIN WEST — 11.7 mi loop, 3,732 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Holston Mountain Trail — 3.9 mi
- Little Pond Mountain — 10.9 mi
- Iron Mountain — 11.0 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 21.4 mi