Tennessee · Trail 46

Flatwoods Horse Trail

Flatwoods Horse Trail is a 13.8-mile trail in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Cherokee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end36.5362° N, 82.0028° W · Directions ↗
Other end36.4585° N, 82.1237° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length13.8 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers46
ForestCherokee National Forest (unit 0804)
StatesTennessee
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Flatwoods Horse Trail30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.80 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.85 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.46 inches of precipitationApril: 4.42 inches of precipitationMay: 4.39 inches of precipitationJune: 4.26 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.69 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.84 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.32 inches of precipitationOctober: 2.78 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.25 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.21 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 34.5°F averageFebruary: 37.5°F averageMarch: 44.9°F averageApril: 54.4°F averageMay: 62.8°F averageJune: 70.3°F averageJuly: 73.5°F averageAugust: 72.6°F averageSeptember: 67.0°F averageOctober: 55.7°F averageNovember: 45.1°F averageDecember: 37.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Abingdon 3S, 13 miles from the trail midpoint at 1,925 feet, station USC00440021 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 47 inches a year.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Limited data for this unit

Cherokee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

Explore

Guidebooks for Cherokee National Forest and Tennessee

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  • Cherokee National Forest hiking guide
    William H. Skelton and Lamar Alexander, 2024
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  • Five-Star Trails: Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia
    Johnny Molloy, 2018
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  • Hiking Tennessee
    Kelley Roark, 2016
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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Flatwoods Horse Trail?

The Forest Service records 13.8 miles under this name in Cherokee National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Flatwoods Horse Trail?

Cherokee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Where does the Flatwoods Horse Trail start?

The line begins at 36.5362° N, 82.0028° W and ends at 36.4585° N, 82.1237° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Flatwoods Horse Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Flatwoods Horse Trail?

Little Oak Campground (0.8 mi), Little Oak Campground (1.5 mi) and Jacobs Creek Campground (1.7 mi) are within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists all 3 with site counts and booking links.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Who manages the Flatwoods Horse Trail?

Cherokee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0804. The trail is in Tennessee.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Flatwoods Horse Trail in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0804. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.