Rhododendron Trail
Tennessee
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
1,434 ft
Gain
44 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Rhododendron Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,434 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,434 ft
- Highest point
- 1,344 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,158 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Joint
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Rhododendron Trail is a 2.34-mile out-and-back hike in Tennessee with 1,434 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,344 feet.
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