Tennessee trails · Licklog Ridge Trail

Licklog Ridge Trail

A 15.8-mile loop in Tennessee, with 2,392 ft of climbing. Reaches Jep Notch and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

15.8 mi

Elevation gain

2,392 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

40%

Steepest mile

+746 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

8.0 mi

Shape

loop

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 5.3. It gives back about 2,996 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Jep Notch (pass)
Licklog Top (summit)

Getting there

Licklog Ridge Trailhead. About 1 h 13 min drive (35 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Cleveland. 35.04484, -84.47364 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:17 a.m., the sun rises at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 7:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.8-mile route takes roughly 7 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:44 p.m. — 4 h 20 min before sunset.