3.9 mi from the trailhead
Cable Cove Recreation Area
Campground · NC
Hike
Gold Branch Trail
- Passes Fontana Lake
- Inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 2,235 ft of climbing
11.1 mi loop · 2,233 ft gain · 2,389 ft high point · Hard
From Lakeshore Trailhead Westside, a loop with the Benton MacKaye Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and Old Fontana Forest Road
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
This 11.1-mile loop from Lakeshore Trailhead Westside follows multiple trails around Fontana Lake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ascending 2,235 feet.
Elevation
2,233 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
