Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina

Sugar Cove Trail

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,600 ft of climbing · 2,749 ft–4,274 ft · trail No. 89 · the forest publishes the line only

2,749 ft 4,274 ft · 2.3 mi high 4,274 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 35.3300, -84.0653 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.