Tennessee trails · Snake Den Ridge Trail
Snake Den Ridge Trail
A 15.8-mile loop in Tennessee, with 3,422 ft of climbing. Reaches Inadu Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 6.2. It gives back about 6,761 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Inadu Mountain (summit)
- Snake Den Mountain (summit)
- Inadu Knob (summit)
Getting there
Snake Den Ridge Trail Trailhead. 35.75313, -83.21036 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 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 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:36 p.m. — 5 h 25 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail — 4.4 mi
- Brushy Mountain Trail — 11.4 mi
- Boulevard Trail — 13.3 mi
- Trillium Gap Trail — 15.0 mi