The Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail #117 is an easy to difficult 9.9 mile loop trail. It begins at the Joe Brown Highway in Monroe County on FDR #40. The Trail has several access points to provide shorter or longer riding opportunities and offers many overlooks and vista sites on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. A spur trail to the former Doc Rogers home site is also available. Parking is available at the Joe Brown Hwy. parking area.

Directions: From Etowah, From the Hiwassee Ranger District Office turn right onto Mecca Pike (Hwy. 310) and proceed for 13.8 miles to the intersection of Hwy. 68. Turn right and travel south for 10.1 miles. Turn left at the four-way intersection (Coker Creek Post Office will be on left by road) onto Joe Brown Hwy. and proceed 0.3 miles and park at the fields on the left. From this parking area proceed two miles to a second parking area (only one vehicle pull off available here) to the trailhead.

Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous

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