Tennessee trails · Lookout Tower Trail
Lookout Tower Trail
A 3.7-mile network in Tennessee, with 260 ft of climbing. Reaches Peach Orchard Gap and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.2. It gives back about 379 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Peach Orchard Gap (pass)
- Frozen Head (summit)
- Frozen Head Mountain (summit)
- Emory Gap (pass)
- Panther Gap (pass)
- Cherry Log Gap (pass)
- Little Fork Mountain (summit)
- Tub Spring (spring)
- Old Mac Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Chimney Top Trail access. About 49 min drive (36 mi) from Rockwood. 36.12661, -84.45834 · 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 7:43 a.m. and sets at 7:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.7-mile route takes roughly 1 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:14 a.m. — 9 h 49 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lookout Tower Trail + Cumberland Trail — 6.9 mi loop, 233 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Chimney Top Trail — 2.6 mi
- Cumberland Trail — 8.6 mi