Flat Creek Loop

Closest Major City: Chattanooga

Distance: 5.80 miles (9.33 KM)

Description:
Follow the trail (white & dark green blazes) on the road west from the bulletin board. Within a 100 yards the trail forks. Stay on the road to left. At about 0.4 miles look for dark green blazed side trail into woods on left. This trail goes through woods for about 0.25 miles. Come onto and follow old logging road. Route rejoins a dug trail and gradually descends toward Flat Creek. After 0.5 miles trail joins an old road near the creek. Follow the road downhill to creek, cross and take a right at about 50 yards. Follow road (Do not digress onto dead-end side roads!) about 1.0 miles to Head of Valley. Head of Valley has open, mature hardwoods in abundance. Cross creek again heading uphill, gradually ascend old road to graveled road. Follow dark green blazed graveled road 2.0 miles back to parking lot.

Directions to the trail:
Deep Gap - From Forest Service office, travel east 1.5 miles on East First Street (old US 76) to Aska Road (Harmony Church on left). Turn right, go south 4.4 miles to Deep Gap parking area below gap on west side of road