Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee · Trail 2020

Holston Mountain West

Holston Mountain West Trail is a 5.9 miles 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 end36.4543, -82.1043 · Directions ↗
Other end36.4025, -82.1799 · 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

Length5.9 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers2020
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.

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.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

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 nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Holston Mountain West Trail?

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

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Holston Mountain West 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 Holston Mountain West Trail start?

The line begins at 36.4543, -82.1043 and ends at 36.4025, -82.1799. 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 Holston Mountain West 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 Holston Mountain West Trail?

No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Who manages the Holston Mountain West 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 HOLSTON MOUNTAIN WEST 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 September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.