Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, United States
10.6 miles (17.1 km) · 344 ft elevation gain · Point to Point · trail · Route
Moving time for a runner at each flat-ground pace, from the grade of every 100 m of the route. Stops are not included.
| Flat-ground pace | Moving time |
|---|---|
| 8:00/mi (4:58/km) | 1 h 27 min |
| 10:00/mi (6:13/km) | 1 h 49 min |
| 12:00/mi (7:27/km) | 2 h 10 min |
| 14:00/mi (8:42/km) | 2 h 32 min |
| Distance | 10.6 mi (17.1 km) |
| Elevation gain | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Average gain | 32 ft per mile (6 m per km) |
| Runnable | 67% of the route |
| Climbs / descents | 0 climbs, 2 descents |
| Profile shape | Steady descent |
| Difficulty score | 2.8 of 100 |
| Surface | trail |
| Route shape | Point to Point |
| Type | Route |
| Grade band | Share of route |
|---|---|
| Flat | 2% |
| Mild uphill | 5% |
| Moderate uphill | 1% |
| Steep uphill | 3% |
| Mild downhill | 33% |
| Moderate downhill | 27% |
| Steep downhill | 29% |
At a flat-ground pace of 10:00/mi (6:13/km), Forney Creek Trail takes about 1 h 49 min of moving time. At 8:00/mi (4:58/km) it takes about 1 h 27 min, and at 12:00/mi (7:27/km) about 2 h 10 min. The times come from the grade of every 100 m of the route. Stops are not included.
Forney Creek Trail has 344 ft (105 m) of elevation gain over 10.6 miles (17.1 km). That averages 32 ft of gain per mile.
The difficulty score for Forney Creek Trail is 2.8 of 100. That is harder than 34.8% of routes at a similar distance. About 67% of the route is runnable at typical trail effort; the rest is steep enough that most runners hike.
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