Gregory Bald via Wolf Ridge and Long Hungry Ridge Loop

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC Smokies + Southern Blue Ridge Mountains

Trip stats

Distance
15.8 mi
Net Gain
3,900 ft
Time
7-10 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 1
Route
Loop
Peaks
1

Ratings out of 10

Effort
5.7/10
Personality
6/10
Beauty
8/10
Solitude
3.9/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. Gregory Bald
    4,949′ elevation · 1,107′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

35.467647, -83.876667

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

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Trip report

Jul 29, 2017 — Gregory Bald can be reached from many different routes, but I was hoping to plan a nice loop from the south. This hike starts from the Twentymile Trailhead, then heads north along the Wolf Ridge Trail. This pretty woods trail continues to Gregory Bald before continuing southeast down the Long Hungry Ridge Trail. This will eventually meet up with the Twentymile Trail, which passes Twentymile Cascade, a very pretty series of waterfalls in the lush Smoky Mountains. This trail meets back up with the Wolf Ridge Trail to complete this fairly long Gregory Bald loop.

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Photos

36 photos

  1. Starting along Twentymile Creek along the Wolf Ridge Trail.
  4. Branching off on the Wolf Ridge Trail.
  13. Parson Bald, shortly before reaching Gregory Bald.
  16. The woods open up to Gregory Bald.
  20. Gregory Bald.
  21. Heading back into the woods.
  23. Starting down the Long Hungry Ridge Trail.
  28. Finally, a creek. Something that isn't just woods.
  31. The trail becomes an old forest road as it nears Twentymile Trail.
  36. Twentymile Cascades, a much needed dunk before finishing the hike.

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