Fork Ridge Trail

Fork Ridge Trail: 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 Fork Ridge Trail

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.

Visiting Fork Ridge Trail: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach Fork Ridge Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.57503, -83.44690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fork Ridge Trail

• Mount Collins · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Newfound Gap Overlook · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · Swain · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Mingus · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Andrews Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chimney Tops · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Anakeesta Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Kephart · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Grotto Falls Smokey Mountains · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Smoky Mountains · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Le Conte · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Charlies Bunyon · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Silers Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Woolly Tops Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Roaring Fork Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gatlinburg Space Needle · attraction · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fork Ridge Trail

Other treks near Fork Ridge Trail

• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~124 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~130 km · Must-see
• Duncan Ridge Trail · trek · Union · ~136 km · Must-see
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~9 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~10 km
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~104 km
• Spruce Fir Nature Trail · trek · Swain · ~3 km

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