Tennessee trails · North Rim Trail
North Rim Trail
A 6.2-mile out-and-back in Tennessee, with 122 ft of climbing. Reaches Meadow Creek Overlook and other viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 343 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Meadow Creek Overlook (viewpoint)
- Savage Creek Overlook (viewpoint)
- Loose Rock Overlook (viewpoint)
- 1984 Landslide Overlook (viewpoint)
- Jumpin' Branch Overlook (viewpoint)
- Yellow Bluff Overlook (viewpoint)
- Trail Edge Overlook (viewpoint)
- Tommy Point Overlook (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:13 a.m. and sets at 7:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:37 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 44 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:57 a.m. — 8 h 13 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- South Rim Trail — 2.0 mi
- Collins Rim Trail — 2.0 mi
- Lower Loop Trail — 19.0 mi