A small trail leading off of Deeplow Gap Trail near the southern park boundary. This trail is only 0.5 miles long in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but continues on into the Cherokee Indian Reservation, where it follows the Cooper Creek.

This 1.8-mile trail links Thomas Divide Trail with Deeplow Gap Trail around Campsite #51. It is very important that hikers do not confuse Indian Creek Motor Trail and the actual Indian Creek Trail. Also, Indian Creek Motor Trail is just a footpath, not an actual road for vehicles.

At the Deep Creek Campground, there is an unpaved road that leads away from the falls area.  The Thomas Divide Trail starts at the end of this road.  Totaling 13.8 miles, it is the second-longest trail in the Deep Creek area, just behind the Deep Creek Trail.  This trail is used to not only get

The Deeplow Gap Trail is mainly used as a connecter trail in the Deep Creek area.  Branching to the right off of Indian Creek Trail, Deeplow Gap Trail goes a little distance to Campsite #51.  Before this, Indian Creek Motor Trail meets up with it from the right.  From this trail intersection, Deeplow Gap Trail

The Indian Creek Trail starts from the Indian Creek Falls/Tom Branch Falls area off the Stone Pile Gap Trail.  Going uphill to the Loop Trail intersection, the trail stretches from there 2.2 miles to where Deeplow Gap Trail branches to the right.  After this, the trail goes 0.7 miles to Campsite #46.  From the campsite,

Branching off the Loop Trail midways, the Sunkota Ridge Trail works its way uphill 3.8 miles to the Martins Gap Trail/Indian Creek Trail intersection.  Martins Gap Trail is on the left, and Indian Creek Trail comes in from the right.  At this intersection, the Sunkota Ridge Trail becomes part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, winding its

This little trail links Deep Creek Trail to the Indian Creek Trail, with Sunkota Ridge Trail branching off from it about midways. No mileage is available for this trail. It is probably no less than a mile from end to end.

This 3-mile section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail links the Deep Creek Trail to the Indian Creek Trail, with the Sunkota Ridge Trail in between.

Branching off from the Deep Creek Trail at Campsite #53, this section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail leads 5.1 miles uphill to the Clingmans Dome Road/Appalachian Trail.  A person can access Fork Ridge Trail from the road at the top.  Most hikers use this trail to start their Mountains-to-Sea Trail hike.