Distance
1.4 mi to summit
8.0 mi total
Elevation
6,286 ft start
6,648 ft max
Vertical
827 ft gain
Time
2 hr 44 min to summit
3 hr 5 min total
Purchased and printed GSMNP parking permit before departure using link at GSMNP Challenge. Arrived at noon with plenty of parking available. Gina and I hiked the bypass trail to the AT to Mount Buckley then to Clingmans Dome and the asphalt trail back to the parking lot. On the bypass trail I worked slowly through elevation sickness around 6400 ft without having to go back down.