Tennessee trails · Rabbit Creek Trail

Rabbit Creek Trail

A 23.1-mile loop in Tennessee, with 1,254 ft of climbing. Reaches Scott Gap and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

23.1 mi

Elevation gain

1,254 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

22%

Steepest mile

+571 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

10.9 mi

Shape

loop

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 4,718 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Scott Gap (pass)
Coon Butt (summit)
Pine Mountain (summit)

Getting there

Rabbit Creek Trail junction. 35.60784, -83.93619 · 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 23.1-mile route takes roughly 9 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:18 p.m. — 3 h 46 min before sunset.