Following the ridgeline, Gregory Ridge Trail extends 5 miles from the trail junction of Gregory Bald Trail and Long Hungry Ridge Trail to the Forge Creek Road that comes out of Cades Cove. It is at this point the Forge Creek Road switches from a two-way to a one-way road. Gregory Ridge Trail also provides

Connecting Forge Creek Road with the Appalachian Trail, Gregory Bald Trail provides access to many of the trails in the Twentymile area.  Starting at Forge Creek Road (a one-way unpaved road coming out of Cades Cove), Gregory Bald Trail winds 4.1 miles to Campsite #13.  It's here where Wolf Ridge Trail branches off down mountain

Long Hungry Ridge Trail is 4.6 miles in length. It runs from the trail junction of Twentymile Loop Trail and Twentymile Trail to another trail junction consisting of Gregory Bald Trail and Gregory Ridge Trail. Gregory Bald Trail runs horizontal at the junction, with Gregory Ridge Trail continuing on the other side. Long Hungry Ridge

After going 0.5 miles in on Twentymile Trail, Wolf Ridge Trail branches off to the left. From here, it extends 1.1 miles before Twentymile Loop Trail leads off to the right. After this, Wolf Ridge Trail winds 5.2 more miles, passing by Campsite #95. At the tail end, Wolf Ridge Trail runs up to Parson

Being only 2.9 miles in length, Twentymile loop Trail helps connect Twentymile Trail and Wolf Ridge Trail. Most people use this trail as a loop system with the other two trails. A person could hike 0.5 miles into the backcountry using Twentymile Trail and then take Wolf Ridge Trail to the right for 1.1 miles.

Contrary to the name, Twentymile Trail extends only 5 miles into the backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  A 20-mile trip can be made by linking to other trails around it or by just continuing along the Benton MacKaye Trail, which Twentymile trail is a section of. Starting from the Twentymile Ranger Station,