Wikiloc | 190330 - Laurel Falls to Cove Mountain Trail Trail

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Distance: 12.62 mi
Elevation gain: 2,103 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 2,828 ft
Max elevation: 4,058 ft
TrailRank: 50
Min elevation: 1,560 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 4 hours 24 minutes
Time: 5 hours 24 minutes
Coordinates: 3575
Uploaded: March 30, 2019
Recorded: March 2019

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near Norton Creek Ranch, Tennessee (United States)

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One way (with car shuttle) hike up Laurel Falls trail to the fire tower, and down Cove Mountain Trail to the Sugarland's Visitor Center. We left a car at the Cove Mt trail head parking area, and drove from there to the Laurel Falls trail head. You'll want to start early; we didn't park until ~9am and Laurel Falls lot was already crowded with tourists.

Laurel Falls trail was 4 miles of steady uphill. The falls themselves are within the first 1 1/2 miles of the parking / trail head. After that, you lose most of the day hikers. At the 3 mile mark, pass the Little Green Brier trail... we've been to that intersection from the other direction, when we did a loop on the Green Brier trails:

https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/190317-metcalf-greenbrier-laurel-to-wear-cove-rd-34250442

At the 4 mile mark, Laurel Falls trail ends at the Cove Mountain Trail intersection. Need to make a left on the trail for a quick 0.1 mile look at the old Fire Tower (door was locked, so couldn't climb it!).

From the fire tower, it's back in the other direction for 8 1/2 miles (mostly down, but a few bumps in the road) back to the Cove Mountain trail head near the Sugarland's Visitor Center. Pass Cataracts Falls right near the end.