Parking
Quiet Walkway Parking #1 on Newfound Gap Road, about a mile from Sugarlands Visitor Center. A park parking tag is required for vehicles parked longer than 15 minutes.
Overview
About Bullhead View Quiet Walkway
Why go
- A creek bridge and riverbank make a distinct payoff on a very short walk.
Heads up
- The steep roadside steps make the short return climb abrupt.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,614–1,638 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
7 active Great Smoky Mountains alerts
- ClosureHurricane Helene backcountry trail closures and hazardsHurricane Helene damage has closed backcountry trails and left hazardous crossings; avoid closed routes and heed trail-specific restrictions.Official details
- CautionBear-related trail, road, shelter, and campsite restrictionsBear activity has closed trails, a shelter, and campsites and restricted pedestrian access on Cherokee Orchard Road; follow the vehicle restrictions and avoid closed areas.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Smoky Mountains Tour Guide
Your drive to Bullhead View Quiet Walkway, narrated.
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See the Great Smoky Mountains audio tourRecorded for this area
Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail0:00 / 0:23
“You're approaching Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail, a flat, paved half-mile loop for an easy break in the woods. Allow about fifteen minutes, or longer to sit beside the river and read the panels.”
Plays on the road 0.6 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Smoky Mountains Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Bullhead View Quiet Walkway
A short riverside walkThis roughly 0.
This roughly 0.2-mile out-and-back follows a short footpath from Newfound Gap Road to the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River, with a creek bridge as its small payoff. The mapped approach is about 0.1 mile one way; allow around 15 minutes for the return and a brief stop. A short loop has also been described here, but its closing leg is not clear on the available map. The mapped route follows the verified access, so retrace it unless the loop is clearly open on site; treat any longer riverside continuation as a separate walk.
Down the stepsSteep steps descend from the roadside to a wooden bridge over a small creek.
Steep steps descend from the roadside to a wooden bridge over a small creek. Beyond the bridge, the path is nearly level by the river; the return climb is concentrated on those steps.
Access and rulesUse Quiet Walkway Parking 1 on Newfound Gap Road, about a mile from Sugarlands Visitor Center.
Use Quiet Walkway Parking #1 on Newfound Gap Road, about a mile from Sugarlands Visitor Center. A park parking tag is required when a vehicle is parked longer than 15 minutes. Pets are not permitted on this trail.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains
1,566 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
899 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
13 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
142 sightingsTimber RattlesnakeMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
26 sightingsBobcatMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
42 sightingsRiver OtterMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Smoky Mountains. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
