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Alum Cave Trail
The trailhead of the Alum Cave Trail
Length5.0 mi (8.0 km)
LocationGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, U.S.
TrailheadsMount Le Conte, Tennessee (Trailhead near Walker Camp Prong off U.S. Highway 441)
Terminus at junction with the Rainbow Falls Trail[1]
UseHiking
Elevation change2,700 ft (820 m)
Highest pointJunction with the Rainbow Falls Trail
Lowest pointTrailhead at Walker Camp Prong
DifficultyModerately strenuous
SeasonSpring to Fall
SightsArch Rock, Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains
HazardsIce (in winter), loose rocks
Trail map
Map
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The Alum Cave Trail, also known as Alum Cave Bluff Trail, is a hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail ascends Mount Le Conte, the sixth highest mountain east of the Mississippi River, and passes by many notable landmarks, such as Arch Rock, Inspiration Point, and the Duckhawk Peaks before merging with Rainbow Falls Trail near the summit.

  1. ^ Mount LeConte, TN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1989 rev.)

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