3.9 mi from the trailhead
Cable Cove Recreation Area
Campground · NC
Hike
Lookout Rock Trail
- Passes Fontana Lake
- Inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 4,733 ft of climbing
18.1 mi out & back · 4,733 ft gain · 3,035 ft high point · Very hard
From Lakeshore Trailhead Westside via the Benton MacKaye Trail, the Appalachian Trail, Old Fontana Forest Road, the Gold Branch Trail, the Lewellyn Cove Trail, the Whiting Rail Trail, the Squatter Trail, the Elmer Hollow Trail, and the Stairway to Heaven Trail (7.9 mi)
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
This 18.1-mile out and back trail from Lakeshore Trailhead Westside reaches Lookout Rock viewpoint via Green Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, passing Fontana Lake and multiple viewpoints while ascending 4,733 feet.
Elevation
4,733 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
