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Big Dudley Concession Horse Trail

In the Eastern Great Smoky Mountains

Trail4.2 km · 2.6 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Duds Branch Concession Horse Trail 0.3 mi · 0.4 km Explore Eastern Great Smoky Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

J8°-2°126
F10°0°139
M15°3°120
A19°7°108
M23°12°119
J26°16°121
J28°19°129
A28°18°105
S25°15°91
O20°9°73
N14°4°107
D9°0°122

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States of America, is about 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long. It is in the Eastern Great Smoky Mountains. It lies about 5.6 km southwest of Pittman Center.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 4.2 km · 2.6 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: National Park Service
Data from: National Park Service
Mountain range: Eastern Great Smoky Mountains (Great Smoky Mountains › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town: 5.6 km SW of Pittman Center (Sevier County, Tennessee) · GeoNames
Park or forest: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Connects to: Duds Branch Concession Horse Trail, Little Dudley Concession Horse Trail (at its start or end)
Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country: United States of America
Region: Tennessee
Continent: North America
Route centre: 35.7209, -83.4413

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Duds Branch Concession Horse Trail

0.3 mi · 0.4 km · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Little Dudley Concession Horse Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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