Tennessee trails · Little Pond Mountain
Little Pond Mountain
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Tennessee, with 1,247 ft of climbing. Reaches Goodwin Field Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.4. It gives back about 944 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Goodwin Field Gap (pass)
- Maple Springs Gap (pass)
- Plot Gap (pass)
- Little Pond Mountain (summit)
- Pond Mountain (summit)
Getting there
LITTLE POND MOUNTAIN access. About 50 min drive (30 mi) from Johnson City. 36.30539, -82.01883 · 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 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:59 a.m. — 6 h 54 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Holston Mountain West — 10.9 mi
- Holston Mountain Trail — 11.9 mi
- Iron Mountain — 12.1 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 23.8 mi