| NATIONAL PARKS QUICKLINKS | SUBSCRIBE | NEWSLETTERS | MAPS | VIDEOS | BLOGS | MARKETPLACE | CONTESTS |
 |
|
|
|
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Hemphill Bald Loop
Map Tools
Share Trip
- E-mail Trip
- Embed Map
- Social Bookmarks more bookmarks...
Download To
Create A Trip
Related Topics
Share your tales of travel & adventure with our step-by-step guide. Upload trail descriptions, photos, video, and more.
| Author: | geteeeerdone |
| Activity: | Not Specified |
| State: | North Carolina (NC) |
| Distance: | 13.17 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Position Format: | Datum: |
Tracks
HHB01
| Distance: 13.17 mi | Points: 382 |
Hemphill Bald Loop
Points of Interest
CCC Fence
Location: 35.550217, -83.150230©Tim Johnson
CCC Fence
Location: 35.552227, -83.152695©Tim Johnson
Hemphill Bald Trail
Location: 35.562370, -83.159187©Tim Johnson
Hemphill Bald Views
Location: 35.563648, -83.103630©Tim Johnson
HHB001
Location: 35.563309, -83.161667Polls Gap trailhead: Take Hemphill Bald Trail down old, grassy, logging-railroad grade; views N to Caldwell Fork Valley
HHB002
Location: 35.552410, -83.152710Follow 1930s-era CCC split-rail fence among dense yellow birches and mountain maples
HHB003
Location: 35.552502, -83.126381Sheepback Knob helps define Cataloochee Divide, the southern border of once-thriving basin stretching 10 mi. N to Mt. Sterling (pop. 1,000 before the 1930s)
HHB004
Location: 35.564129, -83.103661Hemphill Bald (5,540 ft.): S views into Maggie Valley. The angular peak of Cold Mtn. sits 17 mi. to the SE
HHB005
Location: 35.571980, -83.100647L @ Y to descend into Caldwell Fork Valley. Among second growth, find umbrella-leaf plants with huge foliage, white blooms (early summer), and blue berries (late summer)
HHB006
Location: 35.585789, -83.120361L @ T onto Caldwell Fork Trail. Flat, young forest hints at the valley's lived-in past; old homesites and graves are common in this area
HHB007
Location: 35.584278, -83.122131Cross rushing Caldwell Fork over typical Smokies log bridge to campsite 41
HHB008
Location: 35.584499, -83.126793Straight @ T. Head R @ Big Poplars sign for short side trip to three massive yellow poplars
HHB009
Location: 35.587719, -83.142090L @ T onto Rough Fork Trail; ascend steeply through stands of Eastern hemlock, northern red oak, and red maple
HHB010
Location: 35.576527, -83.161186Trail follows contour of Big Spruce Ridge; continue to finish loop @ Polls Gap
TC Lily
Location: 35.572056, -83.102989©Tim Johnson
Views from Hemphill Bald
Location: 35.564289, -83.103172©Tim Johnson
Related Trips
Comments Post a comment
0 Trip Comments
National Parks Hall of Fame
The best videos, photos, and beta
from Denali to the Smokies.
GearFinder
Find all the outdoor equipment you need.
Photo & Video Center
Essential gear, instruction, and more.
GPS Trails App for iPhone & Android
Locate, research, plan, and save trips on your smartphone.
