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Ben Morton Overlook – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Sugarlands

Ben Morton Overlook – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Sugarlands

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3.1

(16)

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Ben Morton Overlook – Newfound Gap and Overlook loop from Sugarlands

04:51

65.8km

1,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.3 km for 226 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.4 km

Ben Morton Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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21.5 km

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 - A viewing platform which gives you an incredible view of the area.
Newfound Gap is also situated on the Stateline between Tennessee and North Carolina.

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33.2 km

Clingmans Dome Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Climbing Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park takes you up to the highest point in Tennessee around 6,300ft. The climb is a remarkably steady but relentless climb averaging around 5-6% through beautiful high-elevation spruce-fir forests, with few breaks in the gradient. On the way up you'll enjoy panoramic views from numerous overlooks and the observation tower at the summit (a short, steep walk from the road's end) are spectacular when clear. Tourist traffic can be very heavy during peak season on this, the highest and hardest climb in Tennessee.

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65.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.9 km

31.9 km

597 m

434 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

63.1 km

2.08 km

705 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,920 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

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Saturday 4 July

30°C

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21 %

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