Lost Cove Trail branches to the right 3.7 miles up the Appalachian Trail from where it comes in from Fontana Dam. It is 2.7 miles in length and makes up a section of the Benton MacKaye Trail. Along the way, Lost Cove Trail passes by Campsite #91. The trail runs along until it gets to Campsite #90, where it then turns into the Lakeshore Trail, running along the shoreline of Fontana Lake into the Northshore area. Before Lost Cove Trail gets to Campsite #90, it intersects the Eagle Creek Trail. People sometimes use the Lost Cove Trail as a loop-hike from the Fontana Dam parking lot. They go up the Appalachian Trail, turn right onto Lost Cove Trail, then head back to the parking lot on Lakeshore Trail, equaling 11.6 miles total.