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Tennessee · East Tennessee
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Compare the 10 hiking trails in East Tennessee by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated January 30, 2026
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10 trails: the first 6 below
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Trails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 10 trails in East Tennessee; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 10: 7 easy, 1 moderate, 1 hard and 1 without a listed level.
Among the 7 easy trails, start with Mount Chapman, North Carolina_Tennessee (1.4 km, 30 min), Cosby Knob, North Carolina_Tennessee (10.0 km, 1 hr 50 min) and John Muir Trail Tennessee (26.4 km, 3 hr). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
They are not allowed on 6: Mount Chapman, North Carolina_Tennessee, Cosby Knob, North Carolina_Tennessee and Mount Collins, North Carolina_Tennessee. For 4 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
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