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Tennessee
STIFFKNEE TRAIL
3.1 mi
Distance
2,830 ft
Gain
1h 22m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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STIFFKNEE TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,830 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,830 ft
- Highest point
- 2,985 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,478 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Stiffknee Trail is a 6.18-mile out-and-back hike in Tennessee with 2,830 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,985 feet.
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