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Laurel Gap Shelter via Big Creek Entrance Road and Mount Sterling Ridge Trail

based on 4 tracks & routes #239 hike out of 614 in
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12.5 mi
Distance
5 hrs 55 min
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terrain
4,167 ft
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This is a moderate one way trail to Laurel Gap Shelter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This trail goes by 38, Mount Sterling, Pretty Hollow Gap, and Laurel Gap.

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