Tennessee trails · Indian Grave Gap Trail

Indian Grave Gap Trail

A 11.0-mile loop in Tennessee, with 1,138 ft of climbing. Reaches Indian Grave Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

11.0 mi

Elevation gain

1,138 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

19%

Steepest mile

+638 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

4.2 mi

Shape

loop

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.6. It gives back about 2,683 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Indian Grave Gap (pass)
Rich Mountain (summit)
Cerulean Knob (summit)
Double Mountain (summit)
Scott Mountain (summit)

Getting there

Indian Grave Gap Trail access. 35.62329, -83.81572 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 8:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:30 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.0-mile route takes roughly 4 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:44 a.m. — 8 h 20 min before sunset.