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Oconaluftee River Trail – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Cherokee

Oconaluftee River Trail – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Cherokee

Hard

4.8

(1809)

14,415

riders

Oconaluftee River Trail – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Cherokee

04:57

73.9km

1,460m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.6 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.94 km

Oconaluftee River Trail

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Beautiful river valley with lots of rhododendron trees.

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7.08 km

Oconaluftee Visitor Center

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As the gateway to GSMNP from the North Carolina side, the Oconaluftee Visitor Center serves as the main entrance to GSMNP. It's an information center staffed daily except for Christmas. …

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28.6 km

Viewpoint

33.7 km

Ben Morton Overlook

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Viewpoint located in a street parking lot with panoramic views of the valley

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40.6 km

Newfound Gap and Overlook

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A special place in history. This is the place where President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Great Smoky Mountains a National Park in 1940.
The Rockefeller Family built the Rockefeller Memorial …

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73.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.1 km

8.98 km

3.98 km

1.18 km

459 m

168 m

Surfaces

58.1 km

14.3 km

1.25 km

266 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,540 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

24°C

17°C

95 %

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