Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Kanati Fork Trail

The Kanati Fork Trail is very strenuous, connecting Thomas Divide Trail with the New Found Gap Road. It offers a beautiful 3 mile hike through a hardwood and hemlock forest.

Contact Information:

The Great Smoky Mountains, 107 Park Headquarters Road , Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, Phone: 423-436-1200

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 107 Park Headquarters Road , Gatlinburg, TN, 37738, Phone: 423-436-1200

Directions

Directions from Cherokee, NC: Travel US 411 north which turns into Newfound Gap Road. The trail begins along the Kephart Prong on the south side of the road before the drastic switchbacks. OR when Newfound Gap Road makes a second sharp switchback, begin on Thomas Divide Trail.