Tennessee, North Carolina · Trail 180

Brookshire Creek

Brookshire Creek Trail is a 6.7 miles trail in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee and North Carolina. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Upper Bald River Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Cherokee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end35.2841, -84.1664 · Directions ↗
Other end35.2500, -84.1224 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length6.7 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers180
ForestCherokee National Forest (unit 0804)
StatesTennessee, North Carolina
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Brookshire Creek Trail30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.63 inches of precipitation, 1.0 inches of snowFebruary: 4.86 inches of precipitation, 1.3 inches of snowMarch: 4.91 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowApril: 4.80 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 4.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.48 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.34 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.14 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.08 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.15 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 4.76 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowDecember: 5.18 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 39.2°F averageFebruary: 43.2°F averageMarch: 50.6°F averageApril: 58.7°F averageMay: 67.5°F averageJune: 75.0°F averageJuly: 78.1°F averageAugust: 76.9°F averageSeptember: 70.7°F averageOctober: 59.3°F averageNovember: 48.4°F averageDecember: 42.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Tellico Plains, 12 miles from the trail midpoint at 910 feet, station USC00408886 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 55 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 3 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 1,700 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Limited data for this unit

Cherokee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Brookshire Creek Trail?

6.7 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Cherokee National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Brookshire Creek Trail?

Cherokee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Where does the Brookshire Creek Trail start?

The line begins at 35.2841, -84.1664 and ends at 35.2500, -84.1224. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Brookshire Creek Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Upper Bald River Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Upper Bald River Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Brookshire Creek Trail?

Holly Flats Campground (0.7 mi), Birch Branch Campground (1 mi) and Big Oak Cove Campground (2.2 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Who manages the Brookshire Creek Trail?

Cherokee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0804. The trail is in Tennessee and North Carolina.

Source: Cherokee National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named BROOKSHIRE CREEK in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0804. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.