Tennessee trails · Sugarland Mountain Trail

Sugarland Mountain Trail

A 35.4-mile loop in Tennessee, with 3,669 ft of climbing. Reaches Sugarland Mountain and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

35.4 mi

Elevation gain

3,669 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

23%

Steepest mile

+602 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

15.6 mi

Shape

loop

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 23.6 and mile 35.4. It gives back about 5,652 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Sugarland Mountain (summit)
Huskey Gap (pass)
Fighting Creek Gap (pass)
Mids Gap (pass)

Getting there

Laurel Falls Trail - traillhead — parking nearby. 35.67196, -83.58053 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.4-mile route works out to roughly 14 h 56 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.