West Fork

West Fork: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit West Fork

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach West Fork — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.03307, -84.52498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Fork

• Big Frog Wilderness · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Big Frog Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Little Frog Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cohutta Wilderness · sanctuary · Fannin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Gilmer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grassy Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Starr Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gee Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Double Knob · viewpoint · Gilmer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fields of the Wood · attraction · Cherokee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Davenport Lake · lake · Gilmer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Blue Ridge · lake · Fannin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Mountain · fort · Murray · ~41 km · Must-see
• East Cleveland Baptist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Mountain State Park · fort · Murray · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Fork

Other treks near West Fork

• Duncan Ridge Trail · trek · Union · ~67 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~81 km · Must-see
• Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Approach Trail · trek · Dawson · ~70 km
• Fiery Gizzard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~138 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~149 km
• Rough Creek · trek · East Tennessee · ~3 km
• Wolf Ridge · trek · East Tennessee · ~4 km

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