Tennessee trails · Snowbird Mountain
Snowbird Mountain
A 14.4-mile out-and-back in Tennessee, with 2,594 ft of climbing. Reaches Hogjaw Gap and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by United States Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.8. It gives back about 1,823 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hogjaw Gap (pass)
- Big Junction (summit)
- Mitchell Lick (summit)
- Bee Gap (pass)
- Deep Gap (pass)
- Wildcat Knob (summit)
- Laurel Top (summit)
- Sunset Overlook (viewpoint)
Heads up
Getting there
THE JUNCTION — parking nearby. About 2 h 34 min drive (81 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Athens. 35.26444, -83.93816 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:15 a.m., the sun rises at 7:40 a.m. and sets at 7:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:27 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.8-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 16 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Fodderstack Mountain — 10.9 mi
- Gregory Bald Trail — 18.2 mi
- Benton-Mckaye — 20.0 mi
- Rabbit Creek Trail — 23.6 mi