55.9 km
Length
+1,203 m
Ascent
−1,001 m
Descent
1,541 m
Highest point
5
Hairpins
8.1%
Max gradient
1h 15min
Drive time (approx.)
The Newfound Gap Road map
55.9 km · 5 hairpins · 1,541 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile300 m550 m800 m1 050 m1 300 m1 550 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km1 534 m

What does The Newfound Gap Road look like?

Overlooks - panoramio (2)
Overlooks - panoramio (2) · Rick Shu · CC BY-SA 3.0
GSM Parkway US 441 Gatlinburg at night
GSM Parkway US 441 Gatlinburg at night · Bneu2013 · CC BY 4.0
GSM Parkway Collier Drive
GSM Parkway Collier Drive · Bneu2013 · CC BY 4.0
Gatlinburg 1950s
Gatlinburg 1950s · Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
2017-05-17 15 46 49 Panoramic view west-northwest down the valley of Walker Camp Prong from the Morton Overlook along Newfound Gap Road within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee
2017-05-17 15 46 49 Panoramic view west-northwest down the valley of Walker Camp Prong from the Morton Overlook along Newfound Gap Road within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mysterious Mansion - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch
Mysterious Mansion - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch · Missvain · CC BY 4.0
Tennessee-North Carolina State Line sign - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch
Tennessee-North Carolina State Line sign - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch · Missvain · CC BY 4.0
Sevier County, TN, USA - panoramio (35)
Sevier County, TN, USA - panoramio (35) · Evan Nichols (Virtua… · CC BY 3.0

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Start and finish

Start
Gatlinburg
35.71439, -83.51043
Finish
Yellowhill Community
35.47705, -83.32058

Along the road

Toilets

25
25 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 55.5 km.

Restaurants and cafés

59
The Baht 0.0 km · 392 m
Atrium Pancakes 0.0 km · 392 m
Chesapeake's Seafood and Raw Bar 0.0 km · 392 m
Smoky Mountain Trout House 0.0 km · 392 m
No Way Jose's 0.2 km · 392 m
Pancake Pantry 0.4 km · 395 m
Tennessee Jed's 0.4 km · 395 m
Coffee & Company 0.4 km · 395 m
New Orleans Sandwich Company 0.4 km · 395 m
Mountain Edge Grille 0.5 km · 395 m
Drafts Burger Bar 0.5 km · 395 m
North China Restaurant 0.5 km · 395 m
45 more
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 55.9 km.

Parking

209
Public Parking 0.0 km · 392 m
Public Parking Garage 0.0 km · 393 m
Midtown 0.9 km · 407 m
Holiday Lot 0.9 km · 408 m
Reagan Drive Parking Lot 1.0 km · 408 m
Shade Tree Parking 1.0 km · 409 m
Bear Skin Parking Lot 1.1 km · 409 m
St Mary's Church Parking 1.1 km · 409 m
Mountain Lakes Parking Lot 1.3 km · 409 m
M & O Parking Lot 1.3 km · 408 m
Sugarlands Trailhead Parking B 1.6 km · 408 m
North Entrance (gatlinburg) Sign Parking Area 1.8 km · 411 m
69 more
128 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 55.9 km.

Fuel

5
Marathon 0.0 km · 392 m
Marathon 1.5 km · 407 m
Exxon 52.9 km · 604 m
BP 53.9 km · 600 m
Shell 54.7 km · 597 m

Viewpoints

10
Ben Morton Overlook 23.8 km · 1,477 m
Newfound Gap Overlook 24.9 km · 1,535 m
Luftee Overlook 26.1 km · 1,492 m
Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 27.9 km · 1,468 m
Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 28.5 km · 1,465 m
Charles A Webb Overlook 29.8 km · 1,448 m
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.8 km to 29.8 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 55.9 km to 55.9 km.