3.9 mi from the trailhead
Cable Cove Recreation Area
Campground · NC
Hike
Elmer Hollow Trail
- Passes Fontana Lake
- Inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 2,693 ft of climbing
14.3 mi out & back · 2,693 ft gain · 2,139 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, and the Whiting Rail Trail (6.1 mi)
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
This 14.3-mile out and back trail from Lakeshore Trailhead Westside follows multiple trails alongside Fontana Lake in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ascending 2,693 feet.
Elevation
2,693 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.
