Trails in the Middle Prong Wilderness Area

This is your guide to individual trails in the Middle Prong Wilderness.

Buckeye Gap

Difficult, 4mi

Trails Illustrated Map Number: 22
USGS Map Number: 126

Fork Mountain

6.2mi

USGS Map Number: 109

Grassy Cove

3.2mi

USGS Map Number: 362

Green Mountain

Most Difficult, 5mi, Climbs Steeply, Very Rough

Trails Illustrated Map Number: 67
USGS Map Number: 113
Best Hike Using This Trail
Climbs steeply from the river valley to the top of Green Mountain, and then travels along Fork Ridge. Variety of forest types culminating in a spruce-fir forest near the top. Scenic, wilderness travel.

Haywood Gap

Difficult, 5.8mi

Trails Illustrated Map Number: 68
USGS Map Number: 142