Rainbow Falls Trail

Rainbow Falls Trail
The Rainbow Falls Trail trailhead
Length5.6 mi (9.0 km)
LocationGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States
TrailheadsMount Le Conte, Tennessee (trailhead near LeConte Creek off Cherokee Orchard Road, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Terminus near the LeConte Lodge
UseHiking
Elevation change4,000 ft (1,200 m)
Highest pointTerminus near the LeConte Lodge
Lowest pointTrailhead
DifficultyModerately strenuous
SeasonSpring to fall
SightsRainbow Falls, Rocky Spur, Appalachian Mountains
HazardsIce (in winter), loose rocks, narrow footbridges

The Rainbow Falls Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail ascends Mount Le Conte, the third tallest in the park (and sixth-highest) mountain east of the Mississippi River, and passes Rainbow Falls before absorbing the Alum Cave Trail and terminating near the LeConte Lodge.