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- Due to its location high in the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains, The Forney Ridge Trail is one of very few in the national park that actually descends from its trailhead.
- The trailhead is located just at the front end of the Clingmans Dome parking area, about 7 miles (11 km) from U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road).
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